lǎo​wài

foreigner

lǎo​wài foreigner

  1. lǎo adjectiveaffix
    [familiarity prefix]
    prefix used before a surname to indicate familiarity or respect
  2. wài adverb
    foreign
    foreign; external; referring to countries other than one's own

lǎo​wài layman

  1. lǎo adjectiveaffix
    [familiarity prefix]
    prefix used before a surname to indicate familiarity or respect
  2. wài determineradverb
    other
    other; additional; separate from what has already been mentioned or the group one belongs to

lǎo​wài elderly male role

  1. lǎo adjective
    old
    old; aged; (of people) venerable
  2. wài role
    (bound form) a role type in traditional opera, usually representing an elderly man