學佬

Chinese

		learn; study; science learn; study; science; ‑ology	man; guy
trad. (學佬)		學	佬
simp. (学佬)		学	佬
alternative forms		鶴佬／鹤佬 Cantonese 學老／学老 Hakka

Etymology

See 河洛 (Héluò).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hok⁶ lou²
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Ho̍k-ló

  (Meixian, Guangdong): hog⁶ lau³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hok⁶ lou²
    • Yale: hohk lóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hok⁹ lou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hog⁶ lou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːk̚² lou̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Ho̍k-ló
    • Hakka Romanization System: hog lo`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hog⁶ lo³
    • Sinological IPA: /hok̚⁵ lo³¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: hog⁶ lau³
    • Sinological IPA: /hɔk̚⁵ lau³¹/

Noun

學佬

1. (regional, often attributive) Min-speaking people
   1. (Guangdong, specifically) Teochew people
   2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, specifically) Hailufeng people
   3. (Taiwanese Hakka, specifically) Hoklo people, especially Hoklo Taiwanese

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 潮汕人 (“Teochew person”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		潮汕人, 潮人
Northeastern Mandarin	Malaysia	潮州人
	Singapore	潮州人
Cantonese	Guangzhou	潮汕人, 潮州佬, 學佬, 冷佬
	Hong Kong	潮州人, 潮州佬, 潮州冷, 冷佬
	Taishan	潮州冷
	Penang (Guangfu)	潮州人
	Singapore (Guangfu)	潮州人
Hakka	Meixian	學佬人, 學佬, 學佬牯 slightly derogatory, 潮州哥
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	學佬
	Hong Kong	學佬人
Southern Min	Penang (Hokkien)	潮州儂
	Singapore (Hokkien)	潮州儂
	Shantou	潮汕儂, 潮州儂
	Jieyang	潮汕儂, 潮人
	Bangkok (Teochew)	潮州儂
	Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew)	潮州儂
	Singapore (Teochew)	潮州儂
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	潮州佬

Derived terms

• 學佬事／学佬事
• 學佬人／学佬人
• 學佬話／学佬话