老大

shǎo xiǎo lí jiā lǎo dà huí

少小离家老大回

leave home young and return old

lǎo dà bù xiǎo

老大不小

quite old

lǎo dà tú shāng bēi

老大徒伤悲

be grieved when one grows old

lǎo dà dāng bīng

老大当兵。

The eldest child is an army man.

zì jū lǎo dà

自居老大

regard oneself as most senior

tā shì wǒ sān gè hái zi zhōng de lǎo dà

他是我三个孩子中的老大。

He is the eldest of my three children.

lǎo dà bù gāo xìng

老大不高兴

feel very annoyed

lǎo dà bù rěn

老大不忍

feel very reluctant

lǎo dà nán

老大难

long-standing difficulty

chuán lǎo dà

船老大

boatman