老生
lǎo
shēng

Definitions

  1. 1. venerable middle-aged or elderly man, usually wearing an artificial beard (in Chinese opera)

Components

  • 老 lǎo – prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
  • 生 shēng – to be born

Related Words

  • 老生常谈 lǎo shēng cháng tán – an old observation (idiom)