王老五

wáng lǎo wǔ

Dictionary entry

bachelor (lit. fifth child of the Wangs)

What does 王老五 mean?

王老五 (wáng lǎo wǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1bachelor (lit. fifth child of the Wangs)

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王Wángsurname Wang 老lǎoprefix 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)五wǔfive · 5

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王老五

wáng lǎo wǔ

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