lóu

喽

Character · NounTraditional嘍

lackey; underling (in 'lóuluo')

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

lackey; underling; henchman (used in the compound 'lóuluo')

informal

Almost exclusively used in the disyllabic word '喽啰 (lóuluo)', referring to a subordinate, often in a gang or criminal context.

Tā他
shì是
nà那
ge个
hēi黑
bāng帮
tóu头
mù目
de的
xiǎo小
lóu喽
luo啰
 。

He's a small-time lackey for that gang leader.

Nà那
xiē些
lóu喽
luo啰
men们
dōu都
bù不
gǎn敢
fǎn反
kàng抗
 。

None of those underlings dared to resist.