老话儿 lǎohuàr old saying Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 老话 老話 lǎohuà noun old saying a proverb, adage, or well-known saying that has been passed down for generations儿 兒 r particleaffix [erhua suffix] A suffix attached to a word to form a retroflex ending, often indicating a small size, a sense of familiarity, or turning a word into a noun.