| 老伯伯 | lao3 bo2 bo2 | grandpa (polite form of address for old man) |
| 老共 | lao3 gong4 | |
| 老北京 | lao3 bei3 jing1 | old Beijing |
| 老友记 | lao3 you3 ji4 | Friends |
| 老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及?? | lao3 wu2 lao3 yi3 ji2 ren2 zhi1 lao3 you4 wu2 you4 yi3 ji2 ren2 zhi1 you4 | to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own |
| 老处女 | lao3 chu3 nv3 | spinster |
| 老外们 | lao3 wai4 men5 | foreigners |
| 老天有眼 | lao3 tian1 you3 yan3 | justice will be done by God |
| 老太公 | lao3 tai4 gong1 | aged gentleman (dialect, respectful term) |
| 老头掌碱 | lao3 tou2 zhang3 jian3 | anhalonine |
| 老头老太太们 | lao3 tou2 lao3 tai4 tai5 men5 | old men and women |
| 老套子 | lao3 tao4 zi5 | old habits |
| 老婆孩子热炕头 | lao3 po2 hai2 zi5 re4 kang4 tou5 | la dolce vita |