老竇
See also: 老窦
Chinese
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) | hole; aperture; cavity hole; aperture; cavity; sinus (anatom.) | ||
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trad. (老竇) | 老 | 竇 | |
simp. (老窦) | 老 | 窦 |
Etymology
From 老頭/老头 (lou5 tau4), possibly due to dialectal (Shunde) influence. The choice of using 竇 may be influenced by the connection with Dou Yujun (竇禹鈞), father of five sons, who had the right method of teaching them.
Pronunciation
Noun
老竇
- (Cantonese, informal) Alternative form of 老豆 (“dad; old man”).