老順

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	to obey; to follow; to arrange to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favourable
trad. (老順)		老	順
simp. (老顺)		老	顺

Etymology

From the idea that flowing water follows the trajectory of the river, as 劉／刘 (niu2, “surname Liu”) is homophonic with 流 (niu2, “to flow”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): nao³ sun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: nao³ sun⁴
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: laosun
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nau⁵³ suən²¹³/

Noun

老順

1. (Sichuanese) someone with the surname Liu (劉)