老脾

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	spleen
trad. (老脾)		老	脾
simp. #(老脾)		老	脾

Etymology

老 (lou⁵, “prefix for nouns with negative impressions or connotations”) + Short for 脾氣／脾气 (pei⁴ hei³)

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ pei^4-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ pei^4-2
    • Yale: lóuh péi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ pei^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ péi^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ pʰei̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

老脾

1. (Cantonese, informal) temper

   唔係幾好老脾 [Cantonese, trad.]
   唔系几好老脾 [Cantonese, simp.]

   m⁴ hai⁶ gei² hou² lou⁵ pei^4-2 [Jyutping]

   not very good-tempered

Synonyms

• 脾氣／脾气 (píqi)

Derived terms

• 發老脾／发老脾