王老五

Chinese

		king; Wang (proper name)	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	five
simp. and trad. (王老五)		王	老	五

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wánglǎowǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄠˇ ㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ lou⁵ ng⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wánglǎowǔ [Phonetic: wángláowǔ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄠˇ ㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanglaowuu
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯ɑŋ³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: wánglǎowǔr [Phonetic: wángláowǔr]
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄠˇ ㄨˇㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanglaowuul
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯ɑŋ³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wuɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wong⁴ lou⁵ ng⁵
  - Yale: wòhng lóuh ńgh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ lou⁵ ng⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ lou⁵ ng⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ lou̯¹³ ŋ̍¹³/

Noun

王老五

(slang, colloquial) bachelor

Synonyms

單身漢／单身汉 (dānshēnhàn)
跑腿子 (pǎotuǐzi)
(Cantonese) 寡佬, 單身寡佬／单身寡佬 (dānshēnguǎlǎo)
(Hakka) 羅漢腳／罗汉脚
(Min Nan) 羅漢跤／罗汉跤, 羅漢跤仔／罗汉跤仔, 十一哥, 十一叔, 獨身仔／独身仔

Derived terms

鑽石王老五／钻石王老五 (zuànshí wánglǎowǔ)

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