老六

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	six
trad. (老六)		老	六
simp. #(老六)		老	六

Etymology

"camper"

Possibly a reference to the video game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, which has a team size of five players in competitive mode; thus, a camper is considered unhelpful to the team as a whole and equivalent to the "sixth member" of the opposing side.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎoliù

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄡˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoliù
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoliòu
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-liu⁴
    • Yale: lǎu-lyòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoliow
    • Palladius: лаолю (laolju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

Noun

老六 (Internet slang, Mainland China, chiefly video games)

1. noob
2. (usually derogatory) camper (a player that stays in one spot in a first-person shooter game)
3. (Used in Mobas) invisible hero that ambushes people/people that likes to stay in grass