| 说老实话 | shuo1 lao3 shi2 hua4 | to tell the truth |
| 早老素 | zao3 lao3 su4 | presenilins |
| 老千 | lao3 qian1 | cheat |
| 老大妈 | lao3 da4 ma1 | Madam (affectionate term for an elderly woman) |
| 语文老师 | yu3 wen2 lao3 shi1 | language and literature teacher |
| 老公公 | lao3 gong1 gong5 | old man |
| 老施 | lao3 shi1 | |
| 老残 | lao3 can2 | |
| 老生 | lao3 sheng1 | |
| 以及人之老 | yi3 ji2 ren2 zhi1 lao3 | |
| 半老徐娘 | ban4 lao3 xu2 niang2 | lady of a certain age |
| 归老 | gui1 lao3 | |
| 徐娘半老 | xu2 niang2 ban4 lao3 | lady of a certain age |