1 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
1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
三姑六婆
sān gū liù pó
1 women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
3 sandwich generation
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
公说公有理，婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ
1 both sides claim they're right (idiom)
天下太平
tiān xià tài píng
1 the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
天荒地老
tiān huāng dì lǎo
1 until the end of time (idiom)
太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
太平盛世
tài píng shèng shì
1 peace and prosperity (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
2 fig. hell freezes over
3 pigs can fly
姜太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
Jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
媳妇熬成婆
xí fù áo chéng pó
1 lit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom)
2 fig. the oppressed will become the oppressor
3 what goes around comes around
宝刀不老
bǎo dāo bù lǎo
1 lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
2 fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever
3 the old man still has it
宝刀未老
bǎo dāo wèi lǎo
1 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
年老力衰
nián lǎo lì shuāi
1 old and weak (idiom)
年老体弱
nián lǎo tǐ ruò
1 old and weak (idiom)
敬老尊贤
jìng lǎo zūn xián
1 to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
欺人太甚
qī rén tài shèn
1 to bully intolerably (idiom)
活到老，学到老
huó dào lǎo , xué dào lǎo
1 One is never too old to learn. (idiom)
Sample Sentences
八戒嘀咕道：“糟了，方才猴哥打死的，莫非是这老太婆的女儿？！”
Bājiè dígu dào ：“zāo le ，fāngcái hóugē dǎsǐ de ，mòfēi shì zhè lǎotàipó de nǚ\'ér ？！”
Pigsy whispered, "Oh no. Do you think the girl Monkey just killed is this woman's daughter?"