老糊涂 (lǎo hū) — a senile old person, dotard
Definition
An informal, mildly dismissive label for an old person whose mind has slipped. Usually said of others, sometimes self-deprecatingly (as in example 3).
noun
a senile old persondotard
Examples
- 老糊涂。Nà ge lǎo hū yòu zài shuō hú huà le.That old dotard is talking nonsense again.
- 老糊涂。Bié gēn lǎo hū yì bān jiàn shi.Don't stoop to the level of a senile old person.
- 老糊涂，。Tā zǒng shuō zì jǐ shì gè lǎo hū, qí shí nǎo zi qīng chǔ dé hěn.He always calls himself a dotard, but actually his mind is very clear.
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