煲老藕

Chinese

		pot or saucepan; to boil; cook or heat	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	root of lotus
trad. (煲老藕)		煲	老	藕
simp. #(煲老藕)		煲	老	藕
Literally: “to boil old lotus root”.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from Mandarin 泡老妞?”)

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou¹ lou⁵ ngau⁵

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou¹ lou⁵ ngau⁵
    • Yale: bōu lóuh ngáuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou¹ lou⁵ ngau⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou¹ lou⁵ ngeo⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯⁵⁵ lou̯¹³ ŋɐu̯¹³/

Verb

煲⫽老藕 (verb-object)

1. (Cantonese, of a young male) to have a romantic relationship with an aged woman

See also

• 老牛吃嫩草 (lǎoniú chī nèncǎo) (when a young woman dates an old man)