| 阔佬 | kuò lǎo | wealthy person; millionaire | |
| 和事佬 | hé shì lǎo | peacemaker; mediator; (derog.) fixer | |
| 仫佬族 | mù lǎo zú | Mulao ethnic group of Guangxi | |
| 仡佬族 | gē lǎo zú | Gelao or Klau ethnic group of Guizhou | |
| 鬼佬 | guǐ lǎo | foreigner (Cantonese); Westerner |
| 1 | Going to a pub full of Micks? | |
| 2 | Chinese merchants call him Happy Chinaman or Laughing Buddha. | |
| 3 | He told me that a man named Lars Nelle came the closest. | |
| 4 | She once walked into a reception for a Japanese prince with the words, "Nip on! | |
| 5 | And not so Southern either; he has no trace of an accent. |