老生

老
生
venerable middle-aged or elderly man, usually wearing an artificial beard (in Chinese opera)

Characters and words in 老生

老
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/ old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough
老 = ⺹ + 匕 : Lancelot (l) is showing his respect to grandpa (老) in the aorta's living room (ao3). He's bowing deep and offering a crown (⺹), but grandpa refuses by hitting Lancelot on the head with a ladle (匕).
生
she̅ng = sh + (e)ng1
to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student
生 = 牛 + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: a cradle.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) comforts a crying baby bull (牛) in a cradle (生) in front of the engine ((e)ng1) and plays him a tune on a flute (一).

Words with 老生

老
老
生
生
常
常
谈
談
an old observation (idiom) / a truism / banal comments

Sentences with 老生

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