老派

Chinese

old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
 
clique; school; group
clique; school; group; faction; to dispatch
 
trad. (老派)
simp. #(老派)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation


Adjective

老派

  1. conservative; old-fashioned

Noun

老派

  1. conservative faction; old faction
  2. conservative; old-fashioned person

Etymology 2

From (prefix) + clipping of 派出所 (local police station).

Pronunciation


  • Wu
    • (Northern: Shanghai)
      • Wugniu: 6lau-pha
      • MiniDict: lau pha
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 3lau-pha
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /lɔ²² pʰa⁴⁴/

Noun

老派

  1. (Shanghainese, slang) local police station
Synonyms