老子

lǎo zi

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老子

lǎo zi father; daddy

老子

lǎo zǐ Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism; the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经[dào dé jīng] by Laozi

Definitions

1. father
2. daddy
3. \I
4. your father\ (in anger, or out of contempt)
5. I (used arrogantly or jocularly)

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Words Containing 老子

• 老子英雄儿好汉，老子反动儿混蛋 老子英雄儿好汉，老子反动儿混蛋 lǎo zi yīng xióng ér hǎo hàn , lǎo zi fǎn dòng ér hún dàn: If the father is a hero, the son is a real man. If the father is a reactionary, the son is a bastard. (Cultural Revolution slogan)

Child Words of 老子

• 子 子 zǐ: son
• 老 老 lǎo: prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity