嚴寒老人

Chinese

		extremely cold; bitterly cold	old person; the old; the elderly old person; the old; the elderly; elder
trad. (嚴寒老人)		嚴寒	老人
simp. (严寒老人)		严寒	老人

Etymology

Calque of Russian Де́д Моро́з (Déd Moróz, literally “Grandfather Frost; Old Man Frost”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yánhán Lǎorén

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄢˊ ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yánhán Lǎorén
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄢˊ ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yánhán Lǎorén
    • Wade–Giles: Yen²-han² Lao³-jên²
    • Yale: Yán-hán Lǎu-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yanharn Laoren
    • Palladius: Яньхань Лаожэнь (Janʹxanʹ Laožɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ xän³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

Proper noun

嚴寒老人

1. Father Frost; Ded Moroz