喽罗 (lou luó) — (derog.) lackey, henchman, follower and accompl…

Definition

A derogatory noun for a 'henchman / lackey' — a lowly follower who serves and obeys a gang leader or villain, often as an accomplice in wrongdoing.

noun

(derog.) lackeyhenchmanfollower and accomplice

喽罗。
Nà ge hēi bāng lǎo dà shēn biān zǒng gēn zhe yì bāng lou luó.
That gang leader is always followed by a bunch of henchmen.
喽罗。
Xiǎo shuō lǐ de fǎn pài bèi yì qún lou luó cù yōng zhe chū chǎng.
In the novel, the villain makes an entrance surrounded by a group of minions.
喽罗。
Zhè xiē lou luó zhī huì zài zhǔ zi miàn qián yáo tóu huàng nǎo.
These lackeys only know how to wag their heads before their master.

Single-morpheme word

构词法gòucífǎ

联绵liánmiánBound pair

Two characters that only ever appear together, spelling one ancient two-syllable word.

The characters 喽 and 罗 carry no meaning on their own here; together they name a henchman.

Sound-only characters

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 羅; 罗 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 羅 combines 网 (net) with 維 (a bird tied with string) to show a net for catching birds; the simplified 罗 is a later abbreviation.

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