老黃牛
Chinese
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
ox; cattle; ticket scalper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (老黃牛) | 老 | 黃牛 | |
| simp. (老黄牛) | 老 | 黄牛 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: lǎohuángniú
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lǎohuángnióu
- Wade–Giles: lao3-huang2-niu2
- Yale: lǎu-hwáng-nyóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laohwangniou
- Palladius: лаохуанню (laoxuannju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Wu
Noun
老黃牛
- (literal) old or large ox
- (figurative, Mandarin) diligent and conscientious person
- (figurative, Shanghainese) one who is irresponsible; flakey person