tiānlǎor
老(佬)儿
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旧
shí时
nóng农
cūn村
lǐ里
yǒu有
rén人
bǎ把
huàn患
bái白
huà化
bìng病
de的
rén人
jiào叫
zuò作
tiān天
lǎo佬
。
In the past, people in rural villages would colloquially call those with albinism 'tiān lǎo'.
Zhè这
gè个
cí词
xiàn现
zài在
bèi被
rèn认
wéi为
dài带
yǒu有
qí歧
shì视
sè色
cǎi彩
,
yīng应
gāi该
bì避
miǎn免
shǐ使
yòng用
。
This term is now considered to carry discriminatory connotations and should be avoided.
Zài在
Guǎng广
dōng东
huà话
lǐ里
,
"
lǎo佬
"
zì字
cháng常
yòng用
lái来
zhǐ指
chéng成
nián年
nán男
xìng性
,
"
tiān天
lǎo佬
"
jiù就
shì是
tiān天
cì赐
de的
guài怪
rén人
。
In Cantonese, the character '佬' is often used to refer to adult men, and 'tiān lǎo' refers to a 'strange person sent by heaven'.
Measure Words
个/ gè
Primary
位/ wèi