寶刀未老
See also: 宝刀未老
Chinese
editrare or expensive sword or dagger | not yet; 8th earthly branch; 1–3 p.m. | old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) | ||
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trad. (寶刀未老) | 寶刀 | 未 | 老 | |
simp. (宝刀未老) | 宝刀 | 未 | 老 | |
Literally: “the treasure sword has not aged”. |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠ ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bǎodaowèilǎo
- Wade–Giles: pao3-tao1-wei4-lao3
- Yale: bǎu-dāu-wèi-lǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baodauweylao
- Palladius: баодаовэйлао (baodaovɛjlao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bou2 dou1 mei6 lou5
- Yale: bóu dōu meih lóuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: bou2 dou1 mei6 lou5
- Guangdong Romanization: bou2 dou1 méi6 lou5
- Sinological IPA (key): /pou̯³⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ mei̯²² lou̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
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