Tuō ní lǎo shīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(neologism) (slang) barber / hairdresser
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Original source entry:

托尼老師 托尼老师 [Tuo1 ni2 lao3 shi1] /(neologism) (slang) barber; hairdresser/

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Other forms in these source records: 托尼老師

  • 托
    tuō

    to hold up in one's hand / to support with one's palm / sth serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest) / (bound form) a shill / to ask / to beg / to entrust (variant of 託|托[tuō]) / torr (unit of pressure) / to trust / to entrust / to be entrusted with / to act as trustee

  • 尼
    ní

    Buddhist nun / (often used in phonetic spellings)

  • 老
    lǎo

    prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough

  • 师
    shī

    teacher / master / expert / model / army division / (old) troops / to dispatch troops

    Shī

    surname Shi

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