老兄

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	elder brother
simp. and trad. (老兄)		老	兄

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎoxiōng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ hing¹
Min Nan (POJ): lāu-hiaⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: lǎoxiōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoshiong
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lǎosyong
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕjʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ hing¹
  - Yale: lóuh hīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ hing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ hing¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ hɪŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lāu-hiaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: lāu-hiann
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lauxhviaf
  - IPA (Xiamen): /laʊ²²⁻²¹ hiã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /laʊ⁴¹⁻²² hiã³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /laʊ²²⁻²¹ hiã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /laʊ³³⁻¹¹ hiã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /laʊ³³⁻²¹ hiã⁴⁴/

Noun

老兄

brother; old chap (form of address between male friends)

See also

撈鬆／捞松 (lāosōng)

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