老公
lǎo gong
Pinyin

Definition

老公
 - 
lǎo gong
  1. (coll.) eunuch
  2. see also 老公[lǎo gōng]
老公
 - 
lǎo gōng
  1. (coll.) husband

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

公主
gōng zhǔ
  1. 1 princess
公司
gōng sī
  1. 1 (business) company
  2. 2 company
  3. 3 firm
  4. 4 corporation
  5. 5 incorporated
  6. 6 classifier: 家 jiā
公园
gōng yuán
  1. 1 park (for public recreation)
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
  3. 3 classifier: 座 zuò
老
lǎo
  1. 1 prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
  2. 2 old (of people)
  3. 3 venerable (person)
  4. 4 experienced
  5. 5 of long standing
  6. 6 always
  7. 7 all the time
  8. 8 of the past
  9. 9 very
  10. 10 outdated
  11. 11 (of meat etc) tough
老公
lǎo gōng
  1. 1 (coll.) husband

Idioms (20)

一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
假公济私
jiǎ gōng jì sī
  1. 1 official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position

Sample Sentences

她听到她老公外遇，是又嫉妒又生气，便着急地回家找他算账去了。
tā tīngdào tā lǎogōng wàiyù ，shì yòu jídù yòu shēngqì ，biàn zháojí de huíjiā zhǎo tā suànzhàng qù le 。
She was jealous and angry at the news of her husband’s affair, so she hurried home to get even with him.
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老公，你什么时候回家？
lǎogōng ，nǐ shénmeshíhòu huíjiā ？
Honey, when will you come home?
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你这么说，我倒想起小时候爸妈工作忙，晚上都是我小姑姑接我放学，做晚饭给我吃。虽然她最近老是嫌我老公不长进……
nǐ zhèmeshuō ，wǒ dào xiǎng qǐ xiǎo shíhou bàmā gōngzuò máng ，wǎnshang dōu shì wǒ xiǎo gūgu jiē wǒ fàngxué ，zuò wǎnfàn gěi wǒ chī 。suīrán tā zuìjìn lǎoshi to be bothered by wǒ lǎogōng bù zhǎngjìn ……
Now that you say that, I remember when I was young and my parents were busy with work, my auntie would pick me up in the evening after school and make dinner for me. Although now she's always saying how she dislikes that my husband isn't progressing so well...
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亲爱的，今天瓢泼大雨中看到我英俊的身影出现，有没有觉得老公帅呆啦！简直就是英雄救美吧！
qīn ài de ，jīntiān piáopō dàyǔ zhōng kàndào wǒ yīngjùn de shēnyǐng chūxiàn ，yǒumeiyǒu juéde lǎogōng shuài dāi la ！jiǎnzhí jiùshì yīngxióng jiù měi ba ！
Darling, today when you saw my handsome figure appear amid the downpour, did you think how devilishly handsome your husband is? It's just like a superhero saving a beautiful woman!
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我看那小伙子就挺好，有个性也很有趣。诶，问你啊老公，从男性的角度来看，你们更看重女生的身材、脸蛋还是思想呀？
wǒ kàn nà xiǎohuǒzi jiù tǐng hǎo ，yǒu gèxìng yě hěn yǒuqù 。èi ，wèn nǐ ā lǎogōng ，cóng nánxìng de jiǎodù láikàn ，nǐmen gèng kànzhòng nǚshēng de shēncái 、liǎndàn háishì sīxiǎng ya ？
I think that guy is really great, he's got personality and he's interesting. Agh, I ask you, hubby, from a man's perspective, do you think a girl's body, her face or the way she thinks is the most important?
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老公么么哒！
lǎogōng mamadā ！
My darling husband, mwah, mwah!
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这天怎么说变就变的，晴空万里转眼就瓢泼大雨了，诶，你老公会来接你吗？
zhè tiān zěnme shuō biàn jiù biàn de ，qíngkōngwànlǐ zhuǎn yǎn jiù piáopōdàyǔ le ，èi ，nǐ lǎogōng huì lái jiē nǐ ma ？
How has the weather changed so unexpectedly? From clear skies as far as the eye can see to a downpour of rain in the blink of an eye. Agh, is your husband coming to pick you up?
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敢情你也把我当女汉子啊，不过话说回来，老公真得找个能服软的，不然天天跟你讲道理，干脆认他做兄弟算了。
gǎnqíng nǐ yě bǎ wǒ dāng nǚ hànzi ā ，bùguò huàshuōhuílai ，lǎogōng zhēn děi zhǎo gè néng fúruǎn de ，bùrán tiāntiān gēn nǐ jiǎngdàolǐ ，gāncuì rèn tā zuò xiōngdì suànle 。
So you're treating me like a ladette too? But, getting back to the point, my husband really needs to find someone who yields to him, otherwise if I had to reason with you every day I should just team up with him as brothers and be done with it.
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可不是嘛，男人就是笨手笨脚的，有时候觉得可爱，有时候真觉得自己又给儿子当妈又给老公当妈。
kěbushì ma ，nánrén jiùshì bènshǒubènjiǎo de ，yǒushíhou juéde kě ài ，yǒushíhou zhēn juéde zìjǐ yòu gěi érzi dāng mā yòu gěi lǎogōng dāng mā 。
Isn't that it exactly? Men are so clumsy, sometimes I think it's cute, but sometimes I feel like I'm a mother for both my son and my husband.
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哈哈哈哈哈，你确定你老公不是在逗你玩儿吗？这也太扯了吧！怎么有人会把削了一半皮的土豆直接拿来煮呢？
hāhāhāhāhā ，nǐ quèdìng nǐ lǎogōng bùshì zài dòu nǐ wánr ma ？zhè yě tài chě le ba ！zěnme yǒurén huì bǎ xiāo le yībàn pí de tǔdòu zhíjiē nálái zhǔ ne ？
Ha ha ha, are you sure your husband wasn't playing with you? That's a little too ridiculous! Why would somebody cook a potato after peeling off half the skin?
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