老牙

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	tooth; ivory
trad. (老牙)		老	牙
simp. #(老牙)		老	牙

Etymology

Most likely from 老爺／老爷 (lǎoyé, “old”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎoyá

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄧㄚˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoyá
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄧㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoyá
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-ya²
    • Yale: lǎu-yá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoya
    • Palladius: лаоя (laoja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä³⁵/

Adjective

老牙

1. (Malaysia) bad, lousy, rubbish

Synonyms

• 爛／烂 (làn)
• 垃圾 (lājī)