告老
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Chinese
| to tell; to inform; to say | old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (告老) | 告 | 老 | |
| simp. #(告老) | 告 | 老 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gàolǎo
- Wade–Giles: kao4-lao3
- Yale: gàu-lǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gawlao
- Palladius: гаолао (gaolao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɑʊ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gou3 lou5
- Yale: gou lóuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: gou3 lou5
- Guangdong Romanization: gou3 lou5
- Sinological IPA (key): /kou̯³³ lou̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò͘-nó͘
- Tâi-lô: kòo-nóo
- Phofsit Daibuun: kornor
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ nɔ̃⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò-nó͘
- Tâi-lô: kò-nóo
- Phofsit Daibuun: koirnor
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ nɔ̃⁴¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /ko¹¹⁻⁵³ nɔ̃⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Verb
告老
Usage notes
In premodern China, 告老 (gàolǎo) mostly referred to the retirement of government officials; now it is used for any kind of occupation.