七老八十
Chinese
| seven | old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
eighty | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (七老八十) | 七 | 老 | 八十 | |
| simp. #(七老八十) | 七 | 老 | 八十 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): cat1 lou5 baat3 sap6
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhit-lāu-poeh-cha̍p
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qīlǎobāshí
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄚ ㄕˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cilǎobashíh
- Wade–Giles: chʻi1-lao3-pa1-shih2
- Yale: chī-lǎu-bā-shŕ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chilaobashyr
- Palladius: цилаобаши (cilaobaši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cat1 lou5 baat3 sap6
- Yale: chāt lóuh baat sahp
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsat7 lou5 baat8 sap9
- Guangdong Romanization: ced1 lou5 bad3 seb6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ lou̯¹³ paːt̚³ sɐp̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhit-lāu-poeh-cha̍p
- Tâi-lô: tshit-lāu-pueh-tsa̍p
- Phofsit Daibuun: chitlauxpoehzap
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ lau³³⁻¹¹ pue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sap̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Idiom
七老八十
Synonyms
- (Min Nan) 七老八老