月老
Chinese
| moon; month | old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (月老) | 月 | 老 | |
| simp. #(月老) | 月 | 老 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yuèlǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yuèlǎo
- Wade–Giles: yüeh4-lao3
- Yale: ywè-lǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehlao
- Palladius: юэлао (juelao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɥɛ⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yuèlǎor
- Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄠˇㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yuèlǎor
- Wade–Giles: yüeh4-lao3-ʼrh
- Yale: ywè-lǎur
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehlaol
- Palladius: юэлаор (juelaor)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɥɛ⁵¹ laʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyut6 lou5
- Yale: yuht lóuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: jyt9 lou5
- Guangdong Romanization: yud6 lou5
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyːt̚² lou̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goa̍t-ló
- Tâi-lô: gua̍t-ló
- Phofsit Daibuun: goadloir
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡuat̚⁴⁻³² lɤ⁴¹/
- IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /ɡuat̚⁴⁻³² lo⁵³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goa̍t-nó͘
- Tâi-lô: gua̍t-nóo
- Phofsit Daibuun: goadnor
- IPA (Taipei): /ɡuat̚⁴⁻³² nɔ̃⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡuat̚⁴⁻³² nɔ̃⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
Noun
月老
- short for 月下老人 (Yuèxià Lǎorén, “matchmaker; go-between”)