孤老
Chinese
| lone; lonely | old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (孤老) | 孤 | 老 | |
| simp. #(孤老) | 孤 | 老 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gu1 lou5
- Hakka
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gou1 lor3
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: gūlǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨ ㄌㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gulǎo
- Wade–Giles: ku1-lao3
- Yale: gū-lǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gulao
- Palladius: гулао (gulao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gu1 lou5
- Yale: gū lóuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: gu1 lou5
- Guangdong Romanization: gu1 lou5
- Sinological IPA (key): /kuː⁵⁵ lou̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kû-ló
- Hakka Romanization System: guˊ loˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: gu1 lo3
- Sinological IPA: /ku²⁴ lo³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: guˋ loˊ
- Sinological IPA: /ku⁵³ lo²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: gou1 lor3 [Phonetic: gou5 lor3]
- Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: go-lô̤
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɔu⁵³³⁻¹¹ lɒ⁴⁵³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: gou1 lor3 [Phonetic: gou5 lor3]
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɔu⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ lɒ³³²/
- (Putian)
Noun
孤老
- solitary old person
- (dated or regional) man who has an illicit relationship with a woman, such as a paramour or a patron at a brothel
- alt. forms: 姑老, 姑佬
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 情夫 (“extramarital male lover of a married woman”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 情夫, 姘夫 | |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 拐漢子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 孤老 |
| Wanrong | 後男人 | |
| Xuzhou | 拐男人 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 賊漢子, 野漢子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 孤老, 孤老搭子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 契家佬 |
| Hong Kong | 情夫, 契家佬 | |
| Dongguan | 契家佬 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 野老公 |
| Lichuan | 野老公 | |
| Pingxiang | 野老公 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 契哥, 老緣 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 野漢, 野漢子 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 契兄 |
| Quanzhou | 契兄 | |
| Zhangzhou | 契兄 | |
| Taipei | 契兄 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 契兄 | |
| Kaohsiung | 契兄, 猴 | |
| Yilan | 契兄, 猴 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 契兄 | |
| Taichung | 契兄 | |
| Tainan | 契兄, 猴 | |
| Hsinchu | 契兄 | |
| Kinmen | 契兄, 猴 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 契兄 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 契兄 | |
| Leizhou | 契兄 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 老契公 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 漢郎頭 |
| Danyang | 孤老, 孤老野漢 | |
| Ningbo | 野老公 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 野老倌, 野老公 |
| Loudi | 野男人 | |
| Hengyang | 野老公 | |
Derived terms
- 孤老院
Adjective
孤老
Synonyms
- 孤僻 (gūpì)