Lao zhuo, Lǎo zhuō: 3 definitions

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老拙 [lǎo zhuō] [lao zhuo]—
1. Term of address. A humble term used by elderly people to refer to themselves. Song Dynasty (宋 [song]). Su Shi's (苏轼 [su shi]) poem "To Zhang Zhifu on His Gift of Cui Hui's Portrait" (章质夫寄惠崔徽真 [zhang zhi fu ji hui cui hui zhen]): "Knowing you were troubled and even more distraught, I rolled it up and gave it to this old man, startled by his own clumsiness." From Stories from Qingping Mountain Hall: The Story of the Lantern Sedan Chair Lotus Girl Becoming a Buddha (清平山堂话本 [qing ping shan tang hua ben].花灯轿莲女成佛记 [hua deng jiao lian nu cheng fu ji]): "'Grandma, how old are you?' The grandma replied, 'This old fool is seventy-five years old.'"
2. Refers to a person who is unrefined, uncultured, or rough in temperament. Also known as "老粗 [lao cu]" (lǎocū).

老拙:1.稱謂。老年人自謙之詞。宋.蘇軾〈章質夫寄惠崔徽真〉詩:「知君被惱更愁絕,卷贈老夫驚老拙。」《清平山堂話本.花燈轎蓮女成佛記》:「『婆婆,你多少年紀?』婆婆道:『老拙七十五歲了。』」
2.稱鄙野不文或性情鹵莽的人。也稱為「老粗」。

lǎo zhuō:1. chēng wèi. lǎo nián rén zì qiān zhī cí. sòng. sū shì 〈zhāng zhì fū jì huì cuī huī zhēn〉 shī: “zhī jūn bèi nǎo gèng chóu jué, juǎn zèng lǎo fū jīng lǎo zhuō.” < qīng píng shān táng huà běn. huā dēng jiào lián nǚ chéng fú jì>: “ ‘pó pó, nǐ duō shǎo nián jì?’ pó pó dào: ‘lǎo zhuō qī shí wǔ suì le.’ ”
2. chēng bǐ yě bù wén huò xìng qíng lǔ mǎng de rén. yě chēng wèi “lǎo cū” .

lao zhuo:1. cheng wei. lao nian ren zi qian zhi ci. song. su shi shi: "zhi jun bei nao geng chou jue, juan zeng lao fu jing lao zhuo." < qing ping shan tang hua ben. hua deng jiao lian nu cheng fu ji>: " 'po po, ni duo shao nian ji?' po po dao: 'lao zhuo qi shi wu sui le.' "
2. cheng bi ye bu wen huo xing qing lu mang de ren. ye cheng wei "lao cu" .

Source: moedict.tw: Mengdian Mandarin Chinese Dictionary

老拙 ts = lǎo zhuō p refers to “old fart (usually in self-reference)/geezer”.

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