Chinese

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old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
 
husband; man
trad. (老夫)
simp. #(老夫)

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 2/2
Initial () (37) (1)
Final () (89) (24)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division () I III
Fanqie
Baxter lawX pju
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/lɑuX/ /pɨo/
Pan
Wuyun
/lɑuX/ /pio/
Shao
Rongfen
/lɑuX/ /pio/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/lawX/ /puə̆/
Li
Rong
/lɑuX/ /pio/
Wang
Li
/lɑuX/ /pĭu/
Bernard
Karlgren
/lɑuX/ /pi̯u/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
lǎo
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
lou5 fu1

Pronoun

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老夫

  1. (archaic) I; me

Usage notes

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Used in ancient times as a form of self-address by elderly males.

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ろう
Grade: 4

Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

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(ろう)() (rōfu

  1. an old man

See also

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