Chinese words pronounced lao (any tone) 25 words, in the 4 tones lao is read in. lāo (1st tone) 2 words 捞(lāo) to fish up 粩(lāo) a traditional pastry of Taiwan and Fujian which is fried, then coated with maltose and rolled in sesame seeds or chopped peanuts etc 撈(lāo) to fish up 粩(lāo) a traditional pastry of Taiwan and Fujian which is fried, then coated with maltose and rolled in sesame seeds or chopped peanuts etc láo (2nd tone) 6 words 牢(láo) pen 劳(láo) to toil 崂(láo) name of a mountain in Shandong 醪(láo) wine or liquor with sediment 痨(láo) tuberculosis 牢(láo) pen 勞(láo) to toil 嶗(láo) name of a mountain in Shandong 醪(láo) wine or liquor with sediment 癆(láo) tuberculosis All 6 words pronounced láo lǎo (3rd tone) 9 words 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 姥(lǎo) grandma 佬(lǎo) male 潦(lǎo) flooded 铑(lǎo) rhodium 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 姥(lǎo) grandma 佬(lǎo) male 潦(lǎo) flooded 銠(lǎo) rhodium All 9 words pronounced lǎo lào (4th tone) 8 words 落(lào) colloquial reading for 落 luò in certain compounds 络(lào) small net 烙(lào) to brand 涝(lào) flooded 酪(lào) semi-solid food made from milk 落(lào) colloquial reading for 落 luò in certain compounds 絡(lào) small net 烙(lào) to brand 澇(lào) flooded 酪(lào) semi-solid food made from milk All 8 words pronounced lào Often confused with lao nao in any tone 18 words