Definition
喽 (lóu) is a bound morpheme meaning 'underling' or 'minion', almost exclusively used in the compound 喽啰 (lóuluó) to refer to low-level gang members or henchmen in traditional Chinese novels, operas, and modern wuxia stories. It is not a standalone word in contemporary Chinese and carries a literary or archaic flavor.
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(bound form) underlingminion (in a gang; used in 喽啰)
Examples
- 《浒》，喽。Zài “Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn” lǐ, Liángshān Pō yǒu hěn duō lóuluó.In "Water Margin", Liangshan Marsh has many underlings.
- 喽。Nàge shān dàwáng dài zhe yì bāng lóuluó qiǎngjié guòlù shāngrén.That mountain king led a gang of minions to rob passing merchants.
- 喽。Zhège diànyǐng lǐ de fǎnpài yǒu hěn duō lóuluó tīng tā de zhǐhuī.The villain in this movie has many henchmen who follow his orders.
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