老是
Chinese
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
be; yes; this | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (老是) | 老 | 是 | |
| simp. #(老是) | 老 | 是 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): lou5 si6
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): láu-sǐ / láu-sī
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6lau-zy
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoshì → lǎoshi (toneless final syllable variant)
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄕˋ → ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ (toneless final syllable variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoshi̊h
- Wade–Giles: lao3-shih5
- Yale: lǎu-shr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lao.shyh
- Palladius: лаоши (laoši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ → /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ ʂʐ̩⁴/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 老事
老式
老是
老視 / 老视
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: lou5 si6
- Yale: lóuh sih
- Cantonese Pinyin: lou5 si6
- Guangdong Romanization: lou5 xi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /lou̯¹³ siː²²/
- Homophones:
老是
老視 / 老视
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu-sǐ
- Tâi-lô: láu-sǐ
- IPA (Quanzhou): /lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu-sī
- Tâi-lô: láu-sī
- Phofsit Daibuun: lawsi
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Wu
Adverb
老是
- (colloquial, often derogatory) always; forever
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 老是 (“always”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 老是, 總是 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 總是 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 儘 |
| Guilin | 儘 | |
| Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 儘 | |
| Mandarin | Fuzhou (Qinjiang, Changle) | 好稠 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 成日 |
| Hong Kong | 成日 | |
| Hepu (Lianzhou) | 論日 | |
| Hepu (Shatian) | 成日 | |
| Beihai | 總係 | |
| Beihai (Nankang) | 成日 | |
| Beihai (Yingpan) | 常是 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 成日 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 成日 | |
| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 成日 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 成日 | |
| Móng Cái | 成日 | |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 惦惦 |
| Raoping | 惦惦 | |
| Shantou | 惦惦 | |
| Shantou (Chaoyang) | 惦惦 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 惦惦, 多是 | |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 儘 |