老戲骨

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
trad. (老戲骨)		老	戲骨
simp. (老戏骨)		老	戏骨

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎoxìgǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧˋ ㄍㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ hei³ gwat¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoxìgǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧˋ ㄍㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎosìgǔ
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-hsi⁴-ku³
    • Yale: lǎu-syì-gǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoshihguu
    • Palladius: лаосигу (laosigu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ hei³ gwat¹
    • Yale: lóuh hei gwāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ hei³ gwat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ héi³ gued¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ hei̯³³ kʷɐt̚⁵/

Noun

老戲骨

1. (originally Cantonese) experienced actor or actress with outstanding acting skills