粵

老lou5子zi2

lou5 zi2Lǎo zǐlǎo zi

English

  1. Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism
  2. father
  3. the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1] by Laozi
  4. daddy
  5. "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt)
  6. I (used arrogantly or jocularly)
  7. an impolite way to refer to oneself in a proud manner
  8. Lao Tzu; Laozi ----
  9. Tao Te Ching

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 第一人稱代詞
  2. 歷史人物;春秋時代嘅哲學家,後人奉為道家同道教始祖,神格化為「太上老君」
  3. 書名,即《道德經》,相傳係老子所著

Examples

  • 老子是誰?

    Who was Lao Tze?

    Tatoeba · Adelpa CC BY

  • 老子的本名是李耳。

    Laozi's real name was Li Er.

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

  • 老子是他人对他的尊称。

    Laozi is an honorific title given to him by others.

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

  • 老子要睡了,你们都给我闭嘴。

    I'm trying to sleep, so shut up!

    Tatoeba · slo_oth CC BY

  • 子是中国古代对有学问的人的尊称,如孔子,老子,墨子,韩非子。

    The title "Zi" was an honorific title for learned scholars in ancient China, such as Confucius, Laozi, Mozi and Han Feizi.

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

  • 道教是用老子的教导创立的,他是公元前六零四年在现代的河南省出生的圣贤。

    Taoism was founded on the teachings of Laozi, a sage born in 604 B.C. in present-day Henan Province.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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