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老泥 (lou5 nai4) — dirt (from filthy perspiration of the skin) in Cantonese

louˏ₅老naiˎ₄泥
Mandarin Pinyin: lao3 ni2

Meaning of 老泥

noundirt (from filthy perspiration of the skin)
nounthe mixture of dirt and dead skin on the surface of the skin; literally 'old mud'

Example Sentences with 老泥

keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係louˏ₅老neiˎ₄泥mui6.妹。
She's a tomboy.
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個zaiˊ²仔houˊ²好louˏ₅老neiˎ₄泥mui6.妹。
Her son is such a tomboy.
sai˗₃細go˗₃個ngoˏ₅我haiˍ₆係louˏ₅老neiˎ₄泥mui6.妹。
When I was young, I was a tomboy.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好zouˍ₆做louˏ₅老neiˎ₄泥mui6.妹。
Don't act like a tomboy.
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個neoiˏ₅女houˊ²好ciˏ₅似louˏ₅老neiˎ₄泥mui6.妹。
Her daughter is like a tomboy.
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Characters in 老泥

老lou5
a particle used before a man's family name to indicate familiarity and friendship
泥nai4
mashed vegetable or fruit; paste

Words Containing 老泥

老泥妹lou5 nai4 mui1
(literally: grubby girl); teenage girl who stays away from home and hangs out on the streets, usually promiscuous and vulgar in their mannerism

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