In the Chinese language, the word "Lǎo" 老 means "old". It also has the connotation of "experienced" or "seasoned".
An experienced or seasoned person Lǎo Niǎo 老鳥 (Old Bird) can be an expert as shown in the following illustrations:
Two things in life that are difficult to achieve:
1. To plant your idea in someone's head
2. To plant someone's money in your own pocket
Achieving any one of the above is difficult. But there are people, with the title of "Lǎo", can achieve one or both :
The most famous ancient wise man is Lǎo Zǐ 老子.
The other Laos are:
1. He who succeeds in planting his idea in someone's head - we call Lǎo Shī 老师 (teacher)
2. He who succeeds in planting someone's money in his own pocket - we call Lǎo Bǎn 老板 (boss)
3. The one who succeeds in both - we call Lǎo Pó 老婆 (wife) or Lǎo Qián 老钱 (trickster)
4. The one who fails in both - we call Lǎo Gōng 老公 (husband)
