老奉

Chinese

old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
 
 to receive (from superior); to offer; to revere
trad. (老奉) 老 奉
simp. #(老奉) 老 奉
alternative forms 老馮／老冯
老鳳／老凤

Etymology

老 (lou5, “prefix for nouns with negative impressions or connotations”) + short for 奉旨 (fung6 zi2, “taken for granted; definitely”)

Pronunciation

Adjective

老奉

  1. (Cantonese) taken for granted

Synonyms

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