告老還鄉
Chinese
| to retire on account of age | to return to one's hometown; to return home; to retire from public life | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (告老還鄉) | 告老 | 還鄉 | |
| simp. (告老还乡) | 告老 | 还乡 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): gàolǎohuánxiāng
- (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gou3 lou5 waan4 hoeng1
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kò͘-nó͘-hoân-hiong
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: gàolǎohuánxiāng
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gàolǎohuánsiang
- Wade–Giles: kao4-lao3-huan2-hsiang1
- Yale: gàu-lǎu-hwán-syāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gawlaohwanshiang
- Palladius: гаолаохуаньсян (gaolaoxuanʹsjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɑʊ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯än³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gou3 lou5 waan4 hoeng1
- Yale: gou lóuh wàahn hēung
- Cantonese Pinyin: gou3 lou5 waan4 hoeng1
- Guangdong Romanization: gou3 lou5 wan4 hêng1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kou̯³³ lou̯¹³ waːn²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò͘-nó͘-hoân-hiong
- Tâi-lô: kòo-nóo-huân-hiong
- Phofsit Daibuun: kornofhoanhiofng
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ nɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ huan²⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Idiom
告老還鄉