# 佬

| 佬 | U+4F6C, &#20332; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4F6C |
| ← 佫 [U+4F6B] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 佭 → [U+4F6D] |

## Translingual
### Han character

佬 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 人十大心 (OJKP), four-corner 2421$_1$, composition ⿰亻老)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 100, character 9
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 548
* Dae Jaweon: page 212, character 5
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 144, character 2
* Unihan data for U+4F6C

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 亻 (“man; person”) + phonetic 老 (OC *ruːʔ).

### Etymology 1

Found in certain southern dialects (chiefly Cantonese) as the colloquial word for “man” (for example, in the term 肥佬). Probably related to Zhuang raeuz ~ laeuz (“we; also a demonym: Rau peoples”), a widespread Tai word meaning “we; people” (Proto-Tai *rawᴬ).
First attested in 1678 in the following passage from Guangdong Xinyu:
    Guǎngzhōu wèi píngrén yuē lǎo, yì yuē liáo, jiànchēng yě. [Pinyin]
    People in Guangzhou call “common people” lau or leu (derogatory).
Also compare Proto-Hmong *ʔljuwᴮ (“male”) (White Hmong lau (“male”)), Proto-Katuic *-law (“man”), as well as Lao ລາວ (lāo, “Lao < people”), Thai ลาว (laao).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): lǎo (lao$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): lou$^2$ / lou$^5$ / liu$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): lau$^2$
* Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): lau$^3$
* Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): lao$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$lau
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lǎo
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lǎo
*** Wade–Giles: lao$^3$
*** Yale: lǎu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lao
*** Palladius: лао (lao)
*** Sinological IPA : /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lǎor
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lǎor
*** Wade–Giles: lao$^3$-ʼrh
*** Yale: lǎur
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laol
*** Palladius: лаор (laor)
*** Sinological IPA : /laʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lou$^2$ / lou$^5$ / liu$^4$
*** Yale: lóu / lóuh / lìuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lou$^2$ / lou$^5$ / liu$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lou$^2$ / lou$^5$ / liu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /lou̯³⁵/, /lou̯¹³/, /liːu̯²¹/
* lou2 - usual pronunciation;
* lou5, liu4 - only used in 仡佬.

#### Definitions

佬
* (chiefly Cantonese, dialectal Wu, often slightly derogatory) (adult) man; guy; fellow; chap (Classifier: 個／个 c)
    差佬 [Cantonese] ― caai$^1$ lou$^2$ [Jyutping] ― cop; policeman
    鄉巴佬／乡巴佬 ― xiāngbalǎo ― hick; villager
       tiānshàng jiǔtóuniǎo, dìshàng Húběi lǎo [Pinyin]
       Heaven above [has] nine-headed birds, [but] Earth below [has] Hubei folk (meaning Hubei people are clever/crafty)
    From: 2004, 《麥兜菠蘿油王子》 (McDull, Prince de la Bun)
    cung$^4$ cin$^4$ jau$^5$ go$^3$ wong$^4$ zi$^2$ keoi$^5$ mung$^2$ mung$^2$ haa$^5$, jau$^5$ jat$^1$ jat$^6$, keoi$^5$ bin$^3$ zo$^2$ go$^3$ lou$^2$. [Jyutping]
    Once upon a time, there was a prince who was a fool. One day, he became a middle-aged guy.
    From: 2020 December 1, 千叶真名 (username), answer to the question “如何看待山东一成年公民疑似被亲属雇佣「假警察」强制送到戒网瘾机构，进行非法拘禁和强制「医疗」？”, on Zhihu
    Suǒyǐ wǒ yīzhí juéde duì zhèxiē fēngjiànlǎo zhǐnéng zhòngquánchūjī. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* (Cantonese, in compounds) brother
    大佬、二佬 [Cantonese] ― daai$^6$ lou$^2$, ji$^6$ lou$^2$ [Jyutping] ― most eldest brother, second eldest brother
    細佬／细佬 [Cantonese] ― sai$^3$ lou$^2$ [Jyutping] ― younger brother

##### Usage notes

* In Cantonese, when it is used as a standalone word, it usually refers to a middle-aged man.
* Mainly used as a colloquial suffix to denote “-er”.

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 夫, 男, 丁, 士, 丈夫, 男子, 丁男, 男丁 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 男人, 男子, 男士, 男性, 漢子, 男子漢, 男兒, 男丁 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 男的, 男人, 爺們兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 男人, 男生 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 男的 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 男的 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 男性 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 男的 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 男子, 男的, 男人家 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 男的, 男性, 男子漢, 男人家 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 男人, 男的, 老爺們兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 男人, 男的, 男子漢 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 男人, 男的, 男子漢, 爺們兒, 老爺們兒, 大老爺們兒, 漢子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 男人, 男的, 男子漢 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 男的, 男子漢 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 男人, 男的, 老爺們兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 男人, 男的 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 男人, 男的, 男子漢 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 男人, 男人家, 男的, 男子漢, 老爺們兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 男人 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 男人 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Olginsky (Mikhaylovka) | 老爺們兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 男的, 爺們兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 男人, 男的 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 男人, 男人家, 男的, 老爺兒們兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 男人, 男人家, 男的, 男子漢, 漢們 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 男的, 漢們 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 男人, 男的 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 男人, 男的, 爺們兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 男人 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 男人, 男的, 男子漢, 老爺們兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 男人 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 男人, 漢子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 男人, 男的 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 男人, 男的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 男人, 漢子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 男子漢, 男的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 男的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 男嘞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 男人 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 漢家, 漢家家 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 男人, 男人家, 男的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 男人, 男人家, 男子漢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 爺兒們 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Kaifeng | 男人家 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 男的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 男人, 男人家, 男的, 男子漢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 男人, 男的, 男人家, 男子漢, 當家的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 男人, 男人家 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 男人, 掌櫃的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 男人, 男的, 男人家, 男子, 男子漢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yanqi | 男人 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 男人, 男的, 爺們兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 男人, 男的, 男子漢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 男人, 男子漢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 男人 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 男人, 男子漢 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 男人, 爺們 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 男人, 男人家, 男的, 男子漢 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 男人, 男的 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 男人 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 男人, 男人家, 男的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 男的, 男人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 男人, 男人家, 男的, 男子漢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 男的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 男人, 男的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 男子漢, 男的, 男人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 男的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 男人, 男的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 男人, 男將, 男的, 男人家, 男子漢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 男人, 男的, 男將, 男子漢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 男人, 男的, 男將, 外頭人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 男人, 男人家, 男的, 男子漢, 男將 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 男的, 男人, 男人家 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 男的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 男的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 男的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 男子八叉 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 男的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 男人, 男人家, 男的, 漢子, 男子漢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 男人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 男人, 男人家 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 男人, 男的, 男人家, 男人公, 男子漢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianlin (Langping) | 男人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 男人, 男的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 男的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 男人, 男人家, 男的, 男子漢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 兒子, 漢子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 兒子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 漢子, 兒子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 兒子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 男人家, 男的, 男人 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 男人家, 男子漢 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 男的, 男子漢, 大男人 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 男的, 男子漢 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Xinghua | 男的, 男將, 男人家 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 男人家, 男的, 男將 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 男人, 男的, 男子漢 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 男的, 老的們 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 男人, 男的, 老爹們 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 男將 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 男人, 男的, 外手的, 男將 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 男人, 佬, 男子佬 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 男人, 佬 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 佬 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 男人, 佬 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 男人 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 男子佬 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 男人 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 男人, 佬 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 男人 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 男人 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 男人 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 男人, 佬 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 男人 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 男人 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 男人 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 男人 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 男人 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 男人 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 男人, 佬 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 男人, 佬 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 男人, 佬 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 男人, 佬 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 男人, 佬 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 男人, 佬 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 男人, 佬 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 男人 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 男人, 佬 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 男人 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 男人, 佬 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 男人 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 男人 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 男人佬 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 男佬 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 男仔 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 男人, 佬 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 男人 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 男人 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 男人 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 佬 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 佬 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 佬 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 男人 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 男人, 佬 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 男人 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 佬人 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 男人 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 男人, 男人佬 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 男人 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 佬仔, 佬 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 佬 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 男子佬, 佬 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 男人, 佬 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 男人, 男人佬 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 男人 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 男人 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 男人, 佬兒 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 男人 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 男人 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 男人, 老仔 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 男人, 佬 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 男人 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 男人 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 男人 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 男人, 男個 |
| Gan | Pengze | 男人 |
| Gan | Poyang | 男個 |
| Gan | Yugan | 男個 |
| Gan | Wannian | 男個 |
| Gan | Yiyang, Jiangxi | 男客 |
| Gan | Hengfeng | 男子人 |
| Gan | Yanshan | 男子人 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 男客 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 男子人, 男人 |
| Gan | Guixi | 男子人 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 男個, 男仔人 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 丈夫家 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 男人 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 男子人 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 男子佬, 老哥 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 老哥 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 男子佬 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 男人 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 男仔人 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 男哩人, 男人 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 男牯佬, 男哩人 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 男哩 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 男子人 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 男子佬 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 男子人 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 男仔 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 男人 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 男人 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 男子人 |
| Hakka | Changting | 男子人 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 男子人 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 男子人 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 男子人 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 男子倽 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 男人, 男子倽, 男子人, 男個 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 男子人, 男個 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 男子人 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 男子人, 男個 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 男子人, 男人 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 男子人, 男子佬 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 倈子人 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 男子人 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 男子人 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 男仔人, 細倈人 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 男仔人, 細倈仔人 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 男仔人, 細倈人 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 男人, 細倈人 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 男人, 男仔人, 細倈人 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 男子人, 男子, 囝子人 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 老哥 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 男子佬 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 男人 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 男子佬 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 男人 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 男子佬 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 男子佬 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 男子佬 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 男子 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 男子, 男佬 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 男人 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 男子佬 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 男人 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 男人 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 男人 |
| Hakka | Senai (Hepo) | 男仔, 男人 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 男子人, 倈子人, 倈仔 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 男子家, 男仂 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 男人, 男人家, 官客 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 男人家 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 男人家 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 男個 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 男子漢 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 男人家, 男個 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 男個 |
| Huizhou | Dexing | 男客, 男客人 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 男的, 男人, 男人家 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 男人, 男的, 男子漢 |
| Jin | Datong | 男人 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 男人, 男人家 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 男人, 男人家, 男的, 男子漢 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 男的 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 男人 |
| Jin | Linhe | 男人, 男人家, 男的 |
| Jin | Jining | 男人 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 男人, 男人家, 男的, 男子漢 |
| Jin | Baotou | 男人 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 男人 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 男人 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 男人, 男子漢 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 男的, 男子漢 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 男人, 男人家, 男的, 男子漢 |
| Jin | Handan | 男人, 男的, 漢們 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 男人 |
| Jin | Suide | 男人, 男人家, 男的, 男子漢 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 男人 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 丈夫人, 丈夫 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 丈夫 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 丈夫客, 丈夫 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 丈夫客 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 男人 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 男人 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 丈夫人, 丈夫 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 丈夫儂, 男界 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 男界, 丈夫儂 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 丈夫儂 |
| Eastern Min | Pingtan | 丈夫儂 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 丈夫儂 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 丈夫儂 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 丈夫儂 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 丈夫儂, 丈夫 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 丈夫儂 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 丈夫儂 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 丈夫儂 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 丈夫儂, 男界 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 丈夫, 丈夫儂, 丈夫囝 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 丈夫, 丈夫儂, 丈夫囝 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 丈夫, 丈夫儂 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 丈夫, 丈夫儂, 丈夫囝 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 丈夫儂, 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 丈夫, 丈夫儂 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 丈夫, 丈夫儂 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 丈夫個 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 丈夫儂 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 丈夫個 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 丈夫儂, 丈夫, 丈夫個 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 丈夫儂 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 丈夫儂 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 丈夫, 丈夫儂, 丈夫囝 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 丈夫, 丈夫儂, 男的 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 丈夫儂, 丈夫仔儂 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 丈夫儂 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 丈夫儂 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 男儂 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Raoping | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Lufeng | 丈夫儂 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 丈夫儂 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Phnom Penh (Teochew) | 丈夫儂 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Teochew) | 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 丈夫, 丈夫儂 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 男儂, 公爹 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 公爹, 丈夫, 公爹儂 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 男儂, 公爹儂, 公爹 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 公爹, 丈夫 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 公爹 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 丈夫, 丈夫儂, 男界 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 丈夫, 男人 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 丈夫 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 丈夫, 丈夫儂 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 丈夫, 丈夫儂 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 丈夫 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 丈夫, 男人 |
| Puxian Min | Fuding (Aoyao) | 大夫儂 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 丈夫倽 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 丈夫倽 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 丈夫倽 |
| Central Min | Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) | 男人 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 男儂, 佬 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 男儂, 佬 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 男人 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Xinxu) | 男人 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 男人, 男個 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 男人 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 男人 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 夫郎人 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 男人 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 男人 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 男人 |
| Shehua | Guixi (Zhangping) | 男人 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 男人 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 男人 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 男人 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 男人 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 男人 |
| Shehua | Fengshun | 男人 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 後生家 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 男人家, 男個, 男人, 男客家 dated |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 男人, 男客, 男客家 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 男人 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 男人, 男個 |
| Wu | Danyang | 男個家, 男個 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 男人家, 男人, 男的 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 男人, 男人家, 男個, 男𡢿 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 男個, 男子客 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 男個, 男子人, 男人 |
| Wu | Jinhua (Tangxi) | 男子, 男子儂 |
| Wu | Shangrao | 男子人 |
| Wu | Shangrao (Guangfeng) | 男子儂 |
| Wu | Yushan | 男子 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 男的, 男人, 男人家 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 男人家 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 男人家 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 男人 |

#### Compounds

* 三行佬
* 仫佬 (Mùlǎo)
* 仡佬族 (Gēlǎozú)
* 傻佬
* 八卦佬
* 勾佬
* 北佬
* 北方佬
* 南無佬／南无佬
* 印度佬
* 口水佬
* 和事佬 (héshìlǎo)
* 呼佬
* 哈佬 (hālǎo)
* 啞佬／哑佬
* 啞佬斷奶／哑佬断奶
* 啞佬相見，默默無言／哑佬相见，默默无言
* 㗎佬
* 喃巫佬
* 單眼佬／单眼佬
* 單身寡佬／单身寡佬
* 四眼佬
* 地盤佬／地盘佬
* 垃圾佬
* 基佬 (jīlǎo)
* 報紙佬／报纸佬
* 大佬 (dàlǎo)
* 大奅佬
* 大粒佬
* 大隻佬／大只佬
* 寡佬
* 左手佬
* 差佬
* 巴士佬
* 廚房佬／厨房佬
* 德國佬／德国佬 (déguólǎo)
* 懵佬
* 戇居佬／戆居佬
* 戲子佬／戏子佬
* 打鐵佬／打铁佬
* 打魚佬／打鱼佬
* 拐子佬
* 拖頭佬／拖头佬
* 擺闊佬／摆阔佬
* 收數佬／收数佬
* 收買佬／收买佬
* 放數佬／放数佬
* 教書佬／教书佬
* 有錢佬／有钱佬
* 柯佬
* 機器佬／机器佬
* 江湖佬
* 江湖大佬
* 法國佬／法国佬 (fǎguólǎo)
* 泰國佬／泰国佬
* 泥水佬
* 油漆佬
* 爛佬／烂佬
* 生意佬
* 番鬼佬
* 番鬼佬月餅／番鬼佬月饼
* 番鬼佬涼茶／番鬼佬凉茶
* 痴線佬／痴线佬
* 癡線佬／痴线佬
* 癲佬／癫佬
* 白痴佬
* 白癡佬／白痴佬
* 的士佬
* 睇相佬
* 福佬 (fúlǎo)
* 算命佬
* 細佬／细佬
* 細佬哥／细佬哥
* 美國佬／美国佬 (Měiguólǎo)
* 耕田佬
* 肥佬
* 肥婆肥佬
* 花旗佬
* 英國佬／英国佬 (yīngguólǎo)
* 虧佬／亏佬
* 衰佬
* 裝修佬／装修佬
* 補習佬／补习佬
* 補鑊佬／补镬佬
* 講古佬／讲古佬
* 變態佬／变态佬
* 讕闊佬／谰阔佬
* 豬肉佬／猪肉佬
* 財主佬／财主佬
* 賊佬／贼佬
* 賣魚佬／卖鱼佬
* 賣魚佬洗身／卖鱼佬洗身
* 赤佬
* 走佬
* 通渠佬
* 鄉下佬／乡下佬 (xiāngxiàlǎo)
* 鄉巴佬／乡巴佬
* 醉酒佬
* 金魚佬／金鱼佬
* 闊佬／阔佬 (kuòlǎo)
* 韓國佬／韩国佬
* 風水佬／风水佬
* 風水佬呃你十年八年／风水佬呃你十年八年
* 飛髮佬／飞发佬
* 高佬
* 鬥木佬／斗木佬
* 鬼佬 (guǐlǎo)
* 鬼佬涼茶／鬼佬凉茶
* 鬼佬話／鬼佬话
* 鬼佬齋／鬼佬斋
* 鹹濕佬／咸湿佬 (xiánshīlǎo)
* 麻甩佬
* 黐線佬／黐线佬

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): liáo (liao$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄠˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): liu$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: liáo
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: liáo
*** Wade–Giles: liao$^2$
*** Yale: lyáu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liau
*** Palladius: ляо (ljao)
*** Sinological IPA : /li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: liu$^4$
*** Yale: lìuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: liu$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: liu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /liːu̯²¹/

#### Definitions

佬
* Only used in 侾佬 (“large”).

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): láu
    (Teochew, Peng'im): lao$^2$
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu
*** Tâi-lô: láu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lao
*** IPA (Xiamen): /lau⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /lau⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /lau⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /lau⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /lau⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: lao$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: láu
*** Sinological IPA : /lau⁵²/

#### Definitions

佬
* (Southern Min) to cheat; to swindle

#### Compounds

* 佬仔
* 佬囝

### References

* “佬”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
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#### Readings

* Go-on: りょう (ryō)
* Kan-on: りょう (ryō)
* Kun: おおきい (ōkii)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

佬: Hán Nôm readings: lão
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#### References

* Nom Foundation