lǎo = l + ao3
male / man (Cantonese)
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How to pronounce 佬

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= l initial

L is for Sir Lancelot.

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+ ao3 final

In the aorta’s living room.

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佬 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
rén = r + (e)n2
"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
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lǎo = l + ao3
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 / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough
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Characters with 佬 as component

佬 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 佬

Luocheng Mulao autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi
an American (derog.) / a Yankee

Sentences with 佬

佬 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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lǎo

male / man (Cantonese)

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