老於世故

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	in; at; to in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname	ways of the world; livelihood
trad. (老於世故)		老	於	世故
simp. (老于世故)		老	于	世故

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎoyúshìgù

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoyúshìgù
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoyúshìhgù
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-yü²-shih⁴-ku⁴
    • Yale: lǎu-yú-shr̀-gù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoyushyhguh
    • Palladius: лаоюйшигу (laojujšigu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹/

Adjective

老於世故

1. sophisticated and experienced

   他是個老於世故的人，做事不輕易得罪人。 [MSC, trad.]
   他是个老于世故的人，做事不轻易得罪人。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā shì ge lǎoyúshìgù de rén, zuòshì bù qīngyì dézuì rén. [Pinyin]

   He is a sophisticated man who does not offend others easily.

References

• “Entry #60593”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.