ct s ▁of ▁Conf u cius ▁where ▁the ▁Master ▁compla ins ▁against ▁those ▁who ▁eng age ▁in ▁heter odox ▁practices ▁aim ed ▁at ▁ass uring ▁them ▁extreme ▁lon ge vity . ▁In ▁the ▁original ▁these ▁individuals ▁are ▁described ▁as ▁" l ǎ o ▁ér ▁b ù ▁s ǐ " ▁( 老 而 不 死 ), ▁i . e ., ▁it ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁they ▁" are ▁old ▁but ▁won ' t ▁die ." ▁ ▁l ǎ o ▁z é i ▁ 老 <0xE8> <0xB3> <0x8A> = ▁l ǎ o ▁b ù ▁s ǐ de ▁ ▁l ǎ o ▁t ó u zi ▁( ), ▁literally ▁" old ▁head ," ▁it ▁refers ▁in ▁a ▁somewhat ▁slight ing ▁way ▁to ▁old ▁men . ▁Its ▁usage ▁is ▁rather ▁like ▁such ▁expressions ▁as ▁" old ▁ge e zer " ▁ ▁in ▁English . ▁ ▁l ǎ o ▁t à i ▁pó ▁ 老 太 <0xE5> <0xA9> <0x86> , ▁old ▁h ag . ▁ ▁x i ǎ o ▁gu ǐ ▁ 小 鬼 ," ▁little ▁devil ," ▁is ▁used ▁familiar ly ▁and ▁( us ually ) ▁affection ately ▁( c . f . ▁" ras cal " ▁in ▁English ). ▁ ▁x i ǎ o ▁t ù ▁z ǎ izi ▁ 小 <0xE5> <0x85> <0x94> <0xE5> <0xB4> <0xBD> 子 ," ▁little ▁rabb it ▁k itten ," ▁refers ▁to ▁someone ▁young . ▁Its ▁usage ▁is ▁rather ▁like ▁such ▁expressions ▁as ▁" l ittle ▁br at " ▁in ▁English . ▁ ▁r ǔ ▁x i ù ▁w è i ▁g