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煲老藕 (bou1 lou5 ngau5) — young man with older woman (lit., "boil old lotus root") in Cantonese

bouˉ¹煲louˏ₅老ngauˏ₅藕
Mandarin Pinyin: bao1 lao3 ou3

Meaning of 煲老藕

nounyoung man with older woman (lit., "boil old lotus root")
noun(slang) a younger man in a relationship with older woman

Example Sentences with 煲老藕

keoiˏ₅佢deiˍ₆哋bouˉ¹煲louˏ₅老ngauˏ₅藕wo3.喎。
They are gossiping.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好haiˊ²喺douˍ₆度bouˉ¹煲louˏ₅老ngau5.藕。
Don't gossip here.
tingˉ¹聽keoiˏ₅佢bouˉ¹煲louˏ₅老ngauˏ₅藕houˊ²好mun6.悶。
Listening to them gossip is boring.
singˎ₄成baanˉ¹班janˎ₄人bouˉ¹煲louˏ₅老ngau5.藕。
The whole group is gossiping.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日bouˉ¹煲louˏ₅老ngau5.藕。
He gossips all the time.
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Characters in 煲老藕

煲bou1
cook; stew; boil
老lou5
a particle used before a man's family name to indicate familiarity and friendship
藕ngau5
lotus root; rhizome

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