老緣

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	along; predestined affinity; reason along; predestined affinity; reason; edge
trad. (老緣)		老	緣
simp. (老缘)		老	缘

Pronunciation

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ló-yèn / ló-yàn

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• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ló-yèn
    • Hakka Romanization System: lo^ˋ ien^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: lo³ yan²
    • Sinological IPA: /lo³¹ i̯en¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ló-yàn
    • Hakka Romanization System: lo^ˋ (r)ian^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: lo³ yan²
    • Sinological IPA: /lo³¹ (j)i̯an¹¹/

Noun

老緣

1. (Hakka) predestined relationship achieved at old age (such as friends despite the difference in age)
2. (Hakka, derogatory) one's past love