老毛 (lou5 mou4) — lucky money (in various occupational ja… in Cantonese

louˏ₅老mouˎ₄毛

Mandarin Pinyin: lao3 mao2

Meaning of 老毛

nounlucky money (in various occupational jargons including triads, restaurants)

nounChairman Mao

ngoˏ₅我fungˉ¹封louˏ₅老mouˎ₄毛houˊ²好faanˉ¹返laa3.喇。

My cold is better now.

siuˊ²小samˉ¹心fungˉ¹封louˏ₅老mou4.毛。

Be careful of catching a cold.

neiˏ₅你fungˉ¹封louˏ₅老mouˎ₄毛dimˊ²點aa3?呀？

How's your little cold?

keoiˏ₅佢jauˏ₅有fungˉ¹封louˏ₅老mouˎ₄毛wo3.喎。

He has a bit of a cold.

mˎ₄唔soengˊ²想jauˏ₅有fungˉ¹封louˏ₅老mou4.毛。

Don't want to catch a cold.

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