老命
Chinese
editold; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
life; fate | ||
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trad. (老命) | 老 | 命 | |
simp. #(老命) | 老 | 命 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): lou5 meng6
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ló-miang
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lāu-miā
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lǎomìng
- Wade–Giles: lao3-ming4
- Yale: lǎu-mìng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laominq
- Palladius: лаомин (laomin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lou5 meng6
- Yale: lóuh mehng
- Cantonese Pinyin: lou5 meng6
- Guangdong Romanization: lou5 méng6
- Sinological IPA (key): /lou̯¹³ mɛːŋ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ló-miang
- Hakka Romanization System: loˋ miang
- Hagfa Pinyim: lo3 miang4
- Sinological IPA: /lo³¹ mi̯aŋ⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Southern Min
Noun
edit老命
- life of an elderly person; this frail life (of mine)
- (humorous) the fragile life of someone (in a dangerous situation)