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老老

Mandarin · pinyin lǎo lao

variant of 姥姥 lǎo lao

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老: lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125

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3–5 · lao3 lao5

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noun

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 姥姥 (lǎolao, “maternal grandmother; grandma”)

intj

(colloquial) alternative form of 姥姥 (lǎolao, “bloody hell!; bastards!”)

adj

Expressive reduplication of 老 (lǎo).

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