粵

老lou5而ji4不bat1

lou5 ji4 bat1lǎo ér bù

English

  1. a licentious old man
  2. an ill-behaved, non-respectable old person, old bugger. Literally: old and not (die)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 年老而冇德行、行為唔檢點,或者唔值得尊敬嘅人,來自《論語》「老而不死,是為賊」

Examples

  • 你永遠不會太老而不能學習。

    You will never be too old to learn.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 沒有人會因為太老而不能學習。

    Nobody is too old to learn.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 呢個阿伯正一老而不,咁大年紀仲去非禮女仔。

    This old man is a lecherous pervert, still sexually harassing girls at his age.

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

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