老黑

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	black; dark; Heilongjiang Province (abbrev.)
trad. (老黑)		老	黑
simp. ^#(老黑)		老	黑

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎohēi

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄟ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǎohēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lǎohei
  - Wade–Giles: lao³-hei¹
  - Yale: lǎu-hēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laohei
  - Palladius: лаохэй (laoxɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/

Noun

老黑

(sometimes offensive) a black person

Usage notes

This term is usually considered mildly derogatory at best, and a racial slur at worst.

See also

老美 (lǎoměi)
老中 (lǎozhōng)
老墨 (lǎomò)
老印 (lǎoyìn)
老白男 (lǎobáinán)

Etymology 2

老 (“prefix”) + 黑社會／黑社会 (“triad”).

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ hak¹ / lou⁵ haak¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ hak¹ / lou⁵ haak¹
  - Yale: lóuh hāk / lóuh hāak
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ hak⁷ / lou⁵ haak⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ heg¹ / lou⁵ hag¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ hɐk̚⁵/, /lou̯¹³ haːk̚⁵/

Noun

老黑

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) triad

Synonyms

黑社會／黑社会 (hēishèhuì)