老魚跳波
Chinese
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
fish | jump; hop; skip (a grade) jump; hop; skip (a grade); to leap; to bounce; to beat |
wave; (Cantonese) ball | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (老魚跳波) | 老 | 魚 | 跳 | 波 | |
| simp. (老鱼跳波) | 老 | 鱼 | 跳 | 波 | |
| Literally: “the fish jump in the waves”. | |||||
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoyútiàobō
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄩˊ ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄛ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoyútiàobo
- Wade–Giles: lao3-yü2-tʻiao4-po1
- Yale: lǎu-yú-tyàu-bwō
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoyutiawbo
- Palladius: лаоюйтяобо (laojujtjaobo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
老魚跳波