老命
Chinese
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
life; fate | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (老命) | 老 | 命 | |
| simp. #(老命) | 老 | 命 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): lou5 meng6
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ló-miang
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lāu-miā
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: lǎomìng
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lǎomìng
- Wade–Giles: lao3-ming4
- Yale: lǎu-mìng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laominq
- Palladius: лаомин (laomin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lou5 meng6
- Yale: lóuh mehng
- Cantonese Pinyin: lou5 meng6
- Guangdong Romanization: lou5 méng6
- Sinological IPA (key): /lou̯¹³ mɛːŋ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ló-miang
- Hakka Romanization System: loˋ miang
- Hagfa Pinyim: lo3 miang4
- Sinological IPA: /lo³¹ mi̯aŋ⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lāu-miā
- Tâi-lô: lāu-miā
- Phofsit Daibuun: lauxmia
- IPA (Xiamen): /lau²²⁻²¹ miã²²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /lau⁴¹⁻²² miã⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /lau²²⁻²¹ miã²²/
- IPA (Taipei): /lau³³⁻¹¹ miã³³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /lau³³⁻²¹ miã³³/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
老命
- life of an elderly person; this frail life (of mine)
- (humorous) the fragile life of someone (in a dangerous situation)
Derived terms
- 拼老命