老司機
See also: 老司机
Chinese
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
driver; chauffeur | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (老司機) | 老 | 司機 | |
| simp. (老司机) | 老 | 司机 | |
Etymology
The neologism usages are inspired by a Yunnan Shan'ge.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: lǎosījī
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄙ ㄐㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lǎosihji
- Wade–Giles: lao3-ssŭ1-chi1
- Yale: lǎu-sz̄-jī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laosyji
- Palladius: лаосыцзи (laosyczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lou5 si1 gei1
- Yale: lóuh sī gēi
- Cantonese Pinyin: lou5 si1 gei1
- Guangdong Romanization: lou5 xi1 géi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /lou̯¹³ siː⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
老司機
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 老 (lǎo), 司機 / 司机 (sījī): experienced vehicle driver
- (Mainland China, slang, neologism) old hand; veteran; insider