老練

See also: 老练

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	to practise; to train; to perfect (one's skill) to practise; to train; to perfect (one's skill); to drill
trad. (老練)		老	練
simp. (老练)		老	练

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎoliàn

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ lin⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ló-lien
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): láu-liān / ló-liān

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoliàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoliàn
  - Wade–Giles: lao³-lien⁴
  - Yale: lǎu-lyàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoliann
  - Palladius: лаолянь (laoljanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ lin⁶
  - Yale: lóuh lihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ lin⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ lin⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ liːn²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ló-lien
  - Hakka Romanization System: lo^ˋ lien
  - Hagfa Pinyim: lo³ lian⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /lo³¹ li̯en⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu-liān
  - Tâi-lô: láu-liān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lawlien
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liɛn⁴¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liɛn³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn³³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ló-liān
  - Tâi-lô: ló-liān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: loylien
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liɛn³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn³³/

Adjective

老練

seasoned; experienced

Synonyms

宿投 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
幹練 / 干练 (gànliàn)
精幹 / 精干 (jīnggàn)
精悍 (jīnghàn)
老到 (lǎodào)
老成 (lǎochéng)
老本 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
老辦 / 老办 (lō̤-bâing) (Eastern Min)

Antonyms

幼稚 (yòuzhì)
稚嫩 (zhìnèn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (老練):

→ Japanese: 老練(ろうれん) (rōren)
→ Korean: 로련(老練) (roryeon), 노련(老練) (noryeon)
→ Vietnamese: lão luyện (老練)