佬 (lou2) — guy; bloke; chap; fellow; man; person (informal); in Cantonese
louˊ²佬Mandarin Pinyin: lao3
Meaning of 佬
nounguy; bloke; chap; fellow; man; person (informal);
nounvulgar person; hillbilly
Example Sentences with 佬
佢老婆起佢尾注擸晒啲錢跟佬走咗
His wife took all his money and eloped with another man already.
嗰個黐線佬喺度周街露械。
That freak is flashing everyone all over the place.
細佬，冇人鐘意喺公眾地方著衫嘅，但係呢啲係法律呀
Kid, no-one likes to wear clothes in public, but it's the law!
要好好珍惜你細佬
You need to take care of your brother.
dangˊ²等dou˗₃到caaiˉ¹差louˊ²佬loiˎ₄來，manˉ¹蚊douˉ¹都fan˗₃瞓laaˉ¹啦！
[粵] paint will dry before the cops come!
lit. to wait for the policeman to come, mosquitos would be asleep
Words Containing 佬
八卦佬baat3 gwaa3 lou2
a gossip (male)
財主佬coi4 zyu2 lou2
rich, wealthy
細佬sai3 lou2
slang for the penis
大粒佬daai6 lap1 lou2
a rich and powerful person
拐子佬gwaai2 zi2 lou2
kidnapper
飛髮佬fei1 faat3 lou2
barber (Mandarin equivalent: 理髮師)
北方佬bak1 fong1 lou2
a person from North China; a northener
拖頭佬to1 tau4 lou2
a container truck driver
衰佬seoi1 lou2
term referring to a man expressing irritation toward him
扮晒鬼佬baan6 saai3 gwai2 lou2
acting like a foreigner
廚房佬ceoi4 fong2 lou2
a cook; a chef
花旗佬faa1 kei4 lou2
an American person (from 花旗國)
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