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老lou5太taai3太taai2

lou5 taai3 taai2lou5 taai3 taai3lǎo tài tai

English

  1. elderly lady (respectful)
  2. esteemed mother
  3. an honorary way to address someone else's old mother or wife; old lady
  4. an honorary way to address an old woman; old lady

量詞 — Classifiers

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 對人哋年老嘅媽媽或太太嘅尊稱
  2. 對年老女性嘅尊稱

Examples

  • 老太太皺著眉頭。

    The old woman knitted her brows.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 他同意幫助這位老太太。

    He consented to help the old lady.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 她讓出個空間給一位老太太。

    She made room for an old lady.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 那个老太太摔倒了爬不起来。

    The old woman fell and could not get up.

    Tatoeba · bigfatpanda CC BY

  • 我看见一个老太太穿过了马路。

    I saw an old woman cross the street.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 她當時像老太太一樣低著頭走路。

    She walked with her head down like an old woman.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 老太太身子好好。

    The old lady is healthy. ----

  • 嗰個老太太今日冇嚟。

    The old lady doesn't come today.

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

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