老差骨

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	differ from; short of; to lack differ from; short of; to lack; poor; send; a messenger; a mission; to commission; uneven; difference; discrepancy; to differ; error; to err; to make a mistake	bone
trad. (老差骨)		老	差	骨
simp. #(老差骨)		老	差	骨

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ caai¹ gwat¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ caai¹ gwat¹
    • Yale: lóuh chāai gwāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ tsaai¹ gwat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ cai¹ gued¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ t͡sʰaːi̯⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵/

Noun

老差骨

1. (Cantonese) experienced police officer; seasoned veteran in the police

See also

• 老戲骨／老戏骨 (lǎoxìgǔ)
• 老波骨