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老二 (lǎo èr) — second oldest male sibling (in a family); (vulgar slang) penis

Definition

In a family, 老二 means the second-born child, most often the second son. The second sense — (vulgar) penis — is crude slang and should be avoided in normal speech.

noun
second oldest male sibling (in a family)(vulgar slang) penis
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 老二，，。
    Tā shì jiā lǐ lǎo èr, shàng miàn yǒu gè gē ge, xià miàn yǒu gè dì di.
    He's the second son in the family, with an older brother above and a younger brother below.
  • ，老二。
    Zài zán men jiā, lǎo èr bǐ wǒ dà liǎng suì.
    In our family, the second oldest is two years older than me.
  • “老二”，。
    Tóng xué men jiào tā "lǎo èr", yīn wèi tā pái háng lǎo èr.
    His classmates call him "Lao'er" because he's the second child.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
前缀qiánzhuìPrefix

A fixed syllable in front that adds a shade of meaning but carries none of its own.

老lǎofamiliar ordinal
二èrsecond

老 gives the familiar family-order sense, and 二 marks the second position.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape 老 combines 人 (man), 毛 (hair), and 匕 (cane), showing a man with long hair leaning on a cane.

Open 老 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

二 is drawn as two parallel strokes, where the number of strokes shows the amount.

Open 二 →
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Family & Kinship

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