老來少

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	to come	young; few; little young; few; little; lack
trad. (老來少)		老	來	少
simp. (老来少)		老	来	少

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎoláishào

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄕㄠˋ

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶lau-le-sau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoláishào
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄕㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoláishào
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-lai²-shao⁴
    • Yale: lǎu-lái-shàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laolaishaw
    • Palladius: лаолайшао (laolajšao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶lau-le-sau
    • MiniDict: lau^去 le sau
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³lau-le-sau
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /lɔ²² le⁵⁵ sɔ²¹/

Noun

老來少

1. person who is old in age but young at heart
2. (Shanghainese) amaranth

Synonyms

• (amaranth): (Standard) 莧／苋 (xiàn)