老馬識途

See also: 老马识途

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	horse; surname	to record; write a footnote; to know to record; write a footnote; to know; knowledge	way; route; road
trad. (老馬識途)		老	馬	識	途
simp. (老马识途)		老	马	识	途
Literally: “an old horse knows the way”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎomǎshítú, lǎomǎshìtú

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄕˊ ㄊㄨˊ, ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄕˋ ㄊㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ maa⁵ sik¹ tou⁴
Min Nan (POJ): ló-má-sek-tô͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: lǎomǎshítú [Phonetic: láomǎshítú]
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄕˊ ㄊㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laomaashytwu
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰu³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: lǎomǎshìtú [Phonetic: láomǎshìtú]
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄕˋ ㄊㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laomaashyhtwu
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰu³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ maa⁵ sik¹ tou⁴
  - Yale: lóuh máh sīk tòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ maa⁵ sik⁷ tou⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ ma⁵ xig¹ tou⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ mäː¹³ sɪk̚⁵ tʰou̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ló-má-sek-tô͘
  - Tâi-lô: ló-má-sik-tôo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: loymafsekdoo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ²⁴/

Idiom

老馬識途

an experienced worker knows what to do; an old hand knows the ropes

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