老少咸宜
Chinese
| the young and the old | to be suitable for anything or anyone | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (老少咸宜) | 老少 | 咸宜 | |
| simp. #(老少咸宜) | 老少 | 咸宜 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): lǎoshàoxiányí
- (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄧˊ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): lou5 siu3 haam4 ji4
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoshàoxiányí
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoshàosiányí
- Wade–Giles: lao3-shao4-hsien2-i2
- Yale: lǎu-shàu-syán-yí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoshawshyanyi
- Palladius: лаошаосяньи (laošaosjanʹi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ i³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lou5 siu3 haam4 ji4
- Yale: lóuh siu hàahm yìh
- Cantonese Pinyin: lou5 siu3 haam4 ji4
- Guangdong Romanization: lou5 xiu3 ham4 yi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /lou̯¹³ siːu̯³³ haːm²¹ jiː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
老少咸宜