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

Words Containing 老子

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
zǐ

son

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