tiānlǎor

common

Meaning of 天老儿

天老儿 means albino; person with albinism (colloquial or dialectal term). Pronounced tiān lǎor.

  • albino; person with albinism (colloquial or dialectal term)

Definitions & Examples

Jiù
shí
nóng
cūn
yǒu
rén
huàn
bái
huà
bìng
de
rén
jiào
zuò
tiān
lǎo
 

In the past, people in rural villages would colloquially call those with albinism 'tiān lǎo'.

Zhè
xiàn
zài
bèi
rèn
wéi
dài
yǒu
shì
cǎi
 
yīng
gāi
miǎn
shǐ使
yòng
 

This term is now considered to carry discriminatory connotations and should be avoided.

Zài
Guǎng广
dōng
huà
 
 "
lǎo
 "
cháng
yòng
lái
zhǐ
chéng
nián
nán
xìng
 
 "
tiān
lǎo
 "
jiù
shì
tiān
de
guài
rén
 

In Cantonese, the character '佬' is often used to refer to adult men, and 'tiān lǎo' refers to a 'strange person sent by heaven'.

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