老粗

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	coarse; rough; thick coarse; rough; thick; unfinished; vulgar; rude; crude
trad. (老粗)		老	粗
simp. #(老粗)		老	粗

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎocū

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄘㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ cou¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎocū
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄘㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎocu
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-tsʻu¹
    • Yale: lǎu-tsū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laotsu
    • Palladius: лаоцу (laocu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎocūr
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄘㄨㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎocur
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-tsʻu¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: lǎu-tsūr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laotsul
    • Palladius: лаоцур (laocur)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰuɻʷ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ cou¹
    • Yale: lóuh chōu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ tsou¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ cou¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵/

Noun

老粗

1. uneducated person; uncouth person

Usage notes

Often used as a self-deprecating term.

Synonyms

• 大老粗 (dàlǎocū)

Derived terms

• 大老粗 (dàlǎocū)