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Elderly personin Cantonese.

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Pronunciation

老人家

lou5 jan4 gaa1

Elderly person

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When to use it

Use 位 when counting 老人家; 一位老人家 specifies one, while 兩位老人家 specifies two.

Examples

請老人家先坐

cing2 lou5 jan4 gaa1 sin1 co5

Please let the elderly person sit first.

老人家行得慢

lou5 jan4 gaa1 haang4 dak1 maan6

The elderly person walks slowly.