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老鼠拉龜，無從下手lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒulike mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom); no clue where to start老鼠拖木鍁，大頭在後頭lǎo shǔ tuō mù xiān , dà tóu zài hòu touwhen the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second; the tip of the iceberg; the cockroach principle老鼠藥lǎo shǔ yàorat poison老死lǎo sǐto die of old age老司機lǎo sī jī(coll.) an old hand at sth勞斯萊斯Láo sī Lái sīRolls-Royce老叟lǎo sǒuold man酪素lào sùcasein (milk protein)勞損láo sǔnstrain (medicine)老太lǎo tàiold lady老態lǎo tàiold and frail; decrepit; doddering; decrepitude; infirmities of old age老太公lǎo tài gōngaged gentleman (dialect, respectful term)老態龍鍾lǎo tài lóng zhōng(idiom) doddering; senile老太婆lǎo tài póold woman (at times contemptuous)老太太lǎo tài taielderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother; CL:位[wei4]老太爺lǎo tài yéelderly gentleman (respectful); esteemed father老套lǎo tàohackneyed; well-worn (phrase etc); same old story; stereotypical fashion老饕lǎo tāoglutton老套子lǎo tào ziold methods; old habits老天lǎo tiānGod; Heavens老天爺lǎo tiān yéGod; Heavens老天爺餓不死瞎家雀lǎo tiān yé è bù sǐ xiā jiā quèlit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom); fig. don't give up hope; if you tough it out, there will be light at the end of the tunnel烙鐵lào tieflatiron; iron; branding iron; soldering iron老鐵lǎo tiě(slang) very close friend; bro樂亭Lào tíngsee 樂亭縣|乐亭县[Lao4 ting2 Xian4]樂亭縣Lào tíng XiànLaoting, a county in Tangshan City 唐山市[Tang2 shan1 Shi4], Hebei牢頭láo tóujailer (old)老頭lǎo tóuold fellow; old man; father; husband老頭樂lǎo tóu lèbackscratcher (made from bamboo etc); (may also refer to other products that are of benefit to old people, such as padded cloth shoes, mobility tricycle etc)老頭兒lǎo tóu rsee 老頭子|老头子[lao3 tou2 zi5]老頭子lǎo tóu zi(coll.) old man; (said of an aging husband) my old man老土lǎo tǔold-fashioned; unstylish老外lǎo wài(coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person); layman; amateur撈外快lāo wài kuàito make extra money老王賣瓜，自賣自誇Lǎo Wáng mài guā , zì mài zì kuāevery potter praises his own pot (idiom); all one's geese are swans老頑固lǎo wán gù(derog.) old-fashioned and stubborn person; stick in the mud勞委會láo wěi huìlabor committee; abbr. for 勞動委員會|劳动委员会老翁lǎo wēngold man老撾Lǎo wōLaos老窩lǎo wōnest; den (for animals); (fig.) lair; hideout (for criminals)勞務láo wùservice (work done for money); services (as in "goods and services")勞務費láo wù fèiservice charge; service fee勞務合同láo wù hé tongservice contract勞務交換láo wù jiāo huànlabor exchanges老吾老，以及人之老lǎo wú lǎo , yǐ jí rén zhī lǎoto honor old people as we do our own aged parents老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及人之幼lǎo wú lǎo , yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo , yòu wú yòu , yǐ jí rén zhī yòuto honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own勞務人員láo wù rén yuánlaborer; service worker (typically employed on a contractual or temporary basis)勞務市場láo wù shì chǎnglabor market老鄉lǎo xiāngfellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown老小lǎo xiǎothe old and the young; the youngest member of the family老小老小lǎo xiǎo lǎo xiǎo(coll.) as one ages, one becomes more and more like a child老戲骨lǎo xì gǔ(dialect) veteran actor; old trouper勞心láo xīnto work with one's brains; to rack one's brains; to worry勞心苦思láo xīn kǔ sīto rack one's brains; to think hard勞心勞力láo xīn láo lìto tax one's mind and body; demanding (work); dedicated (worker); hard-working老兄lǎo xiōngelder brother (often used self-referentially); (form of address between male friends) old chap; buddy老朽lǎo xiǔdecrepit and behind the times; old; useless; (humble) I; me (used by the elderly)老羞成怒lǎo xiū chéng nùsee 惱羞成怒|恼羞成怒[nao3 xiu1 cheng2 nu4]勞燕分飛láo yàn fēn fēithe shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom); (usually of a couple) to part from each other老煙鬼lǎo yān guǐheavy smoker; chain smoker老樣子lǎo yàng ziold situation; things as they were老眼昏花lǎo yǎn hūn huāblurred vision of an old person (idiom)老煙槍lǎo yān qiāngheavy smoker; chain smoker; life-long smoker老么lǎo yāo(coll.) youngest child