元老院

Chinese

		veteran official; bureaucrat with experience and character	courtyard; institution
trad. (元老院)		元老	院
simp. #(元老院)		元老	院

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuánlǎoyuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄠˇ ㄩㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuánlǎoyuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄠˇ ㄩㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuánlǎoyuàn
    • Wade–Giles: yüan²-lao³-yüan⁴
    • Yale: ywán-lǎu-ywàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanlaoyuann
    • Palladius: юаньлаоюань (juanʹlaojuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn⁵¹/

Noun

元老院

1. senate (the ancient Roman senate and Japanese Genrōin)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
元	老	院
げん Grade: 2	ろう Grade: 4	いん Grade: 3
kan’on		kan’yōon

Etymology

From 元老 (genrō, “elderly statesman”) +‎ 院 (-in, “institution”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) げ​んろーいん [géꜜǹròòìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞nɾo̞ːĩɴ]

Noun

元(げん)老(ろう)院(いん) • (genrōin) ^{←げんらうゐん (genrawin)?}

1. a senate

Usage notes

• Not as broadly applicable as English senate. Compare 上院 (jōin, “upper house”).

Proper noun

元(げん)老(ろう)院(いん) • (Genrōin) ^{←げんらうゐん (genrawin)?}

1. the Senate (Roman Senate; Japan's Senate; Canada's, the Philippines', France's, Spain's, Italy's, Thailand's and Malaysia's upper house)