老實巴交

Chinese

		honest; genuine; frank honest; genuine; frank; blunt	unanalysable suffix
trad. (老實巴交)		老實	巴交
simp. (老实巴交)		老实	巴交
alternative forms		老實巴焦／老实巴焦

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎoshibājiāo

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕㄅㄚㄐㄧㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ sat⁶ baa¹ gaau¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoshibājiāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕㄅㄚㄐㄧㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoshi̊hbajiao
  - Wade–Giles: lao³-shih⁵-pa¹-chiao¹
  - Yale: lǎu-shr-bā-jyāu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lao.shybajiau
  - Palladius: лаошибацзяо (laošibaczjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ ʂʐ̩⁴ pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ sat⁶ baa¹ gaau¹
  - Yale: lóuh saht bā gāau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ sat⁹ baa¹ gaau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ sed⁶ ba¹ gao¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ sɐt̚² paː⁵⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

Adjective

老實巴交

(colloquial, often derogatory) well-behaved and cautious; honest and simple
- 2004, 1:53 from the start, in 家有儿女 [Home with Kids], season 1, episode 28, spoken by Mouse's father (田小兵 [Tian Xiaobing]):
  
  我說我兒子老實巴交的，怎麼會離家出走呢！ [MSC, trad.]
  我说我儿子老实巴交的，怎么会离家出走呢！ [MSC, simp.]
  Wǒ shuō wǒ érzi lǎoshibājiāo de, zěnme huì líjiāchūzǒu ne! [Pinyin]
  No wonder why my son being naive and well-behaved would leave this home!