老麥
Chinese
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
wheat; barley; oats | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (老麥) | 老 | 麥 | |
| simp. (老麦) | 老 | 麦 | |
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lou5 mak6-2
- Yale: lóuh mák
- Cantonese Pinyin: lou5 mak9-2
- Guangdong Romanization: lou5 meg6-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /lou̯¹³ mɐk̚²⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
老麥
- (Cantonese) McDonald's (fast food restaurant chain)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 麥當勞 (“McDonald's”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 麥當勞 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 麥當勞 |
| Singapore | 麥當勞 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 麥當勞, 老麥, M記, 麥記, 麥當當, 牡丹樓, 金拱門 |
| Macau | 麥當勞, 老麥, M記 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 麥當勞 |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 麥當勞 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 麥當勞 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 麥當勞 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 麥當勞 | |