闊佬

Chinese

		rich; wide; broad	man; guy
trad. (闊佬)		闊	佬
simp. (阔佬)		阔	佬
alternative forms		闊老／阔老

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kuòlǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fut³ lou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kuòlǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kuòlǎo
  - Wade–Giles: kʻuo⁴-lao³
  - Yale: kwò-lǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuohlao
  - Palladius: колао (kolao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰwɔ⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kuòlǎor
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄠˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kuòlǎor
  - Wade–Giles: kʻuo⁴-laorh³
  - Yale: kwò-lǎur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuohlaol
  - Palladius: колаор (kolaor)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰwɔ⁵¹ laʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fut³ lou²
  - Yale: fut lóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fut⁸ lou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: fud³ lou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuːt̚³ lou̯³⁵/

Noun

闊佬

(colloquial) rich man; wealthy person

Synonyms

Synonyms of 闊佬

土豪 (tǔháo) (neologism, humorous)
大亨 (dàhēng)
大款 (dàkuǎn) (colloquial)
富人 (fùrén)
富翁 (fùwēng)
有米人 (Wu)
水喉 (shuǐhóu) (Cantonese, figurative)
好額人／好额人 (Min Nan)

有錢人／有钱人 (yǒuqiánrén)
有錢佬／有钱佬 (Cantonese, Hakka)
有鐳人／有镭人 (Min Nan)
糧富／粮富 (Hakka)
財主／财主 (cáizhu)
財主佬／财主佬 (Cantonese)
財東／财东 (cáidōng)

Antonyms

散赤人 (Hokkien)
散食人 (Hokkien)
瘠薄 (jíbó) (literary)
散凶人 (Hokkien)
窮人／穷人 (qióngrén)

窮人子／穷人子 (Xiang)
艱苦人／艰苦人 (Hokkien)
貧乏／贫乏 (pínfá) (literary)
貧民／贫民 (pínmín)
貧瘠／贫瘠 (pínjí) (literary)

Adjective

闊佬

(Cantonese) generous with money; extravagant

Derived terms

闊佬懶理／阔佬懒理

闊佬炒飯／阔佬炒饭

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