老芋仔
Chinese
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
taro | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (老芋仔) | 老 | 芋仔 | |
| simp. #(老芋仔) | 老 | 芋仔 | |
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lāu-ō͘-á
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lāu-ō͘-á
- Tâi-lô: lāu-ōo-á
- Phofsit Daibuun: lauxo'ar
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /lau³³⁻²¹ ɔ³³ a⁴¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /lau³³⁻¹¹ ɔ³³ a⁵³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
老芋仔
- (Taiwanese Hokkien, derogatory) Chinese Civil War veteran from mainland China who followed the Kuomintang government to Taiwan