老牛

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Chinese

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Etymology 1

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old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
 
ox; cow; bull
trad. (老牛)
simp. #(老牛)

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Noun

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老牛

  1. old cow; used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see (lǎo),‎ (niú).
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Etymology 2

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prefix jeans
trad. (老牛)
simp. #(老牛)

From (lou5) + clipping of 牛仔褲牛仔裤 (ngau4 zai2 fu3, jeans).

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Noun

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老牛

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) jeans (Classifier: c)
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Etymology 3

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prefix ox; beef
trad. (老牛)
simp. #(老牛)

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Noun

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老牛

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) knife for cutting beef (a common weapon among triads) (Classifier: c)
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