Word: 郎 (láng, làng)

郎 dictionary entry

láng: minister; official; noun prefix denoting function or status; a youth; surname Lang; husband or lover (woman's term, old); young woman
làng: used in 屎壳郎 shǐkelàng (dung beetle)

Full dictionary entry for 郎

Example sentences using 郎

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武大郎卖棉花，人弱货软

wǔ dà láng mài miánhua, rén ruò huò ruǎn

Wu Dalang selling cotton: the man is weak and the goods are soft
武大郎卖烧饼，迟出早归

wǔ dà láng mài shāobing, chí chū zǎo guī

Wu Dalang selling sesame cakes: goes out late and comes home early
武大郎开店，个子比他高的别进来

wǔ dà láng kāidiàn, gèzi bǐ tā gāo de bié jìnlái

Wu Dalang opens a shop: anyone taller than him need not come in
武大郎战李逵，差着好大一截儿

wǔ dà láng zhàn Lǐ Kuí, chàzhe hǎo dà yìjié ér

Wu Dalang fighting Li Kui: a big gap between them
武大郎打虎，没长下那个拳头

wǔ dà láng dǎ hǔ, méi zhǎng xià nàge quántou

Wu Dalang fighting a tiger: he hasn't grown that kind of fist
武大郎攀杠子，上下够不着

wǔ dà láng pān gàngzi, shàngxià gòubùzháo

Wu Dalang grabbing a bar: can't reach up or down
武大郎放风筝，出手不高

wǔ dà láng fàng fēngzheng, chūshǒu bù gāo

Wu Dalang flying a kite: his hands don't go up high
武大郎登梯子，想高人一头

wǔ dà láng dēng tīzi, xiǎng gāo rén yìtóu

Wu Dalang climbing a ladder: wanting to be a head taller than others