老來俏

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	to come	smart
trad. (老來俏)		老	來	俏
simp. (老来俏)		老	来	俏

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎoláiqiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄑㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ loi⁴ ciu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoláiqiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄑㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoláiciào
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-lai²-chʻiao⁴
    • Yale: lǎu-lái-chyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laolaichiaw
    • Palladius: лаолайцяо (laolajcjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ loi⁴ ciu³
    • Yale: lóuh lòih chiu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ loi⁴ tsiu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ loi⁴ qiu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ lɔːi̯²¹ t͡sʰiːu̯³³/

Noun

老來俏

1. an older person who dresses young; mutton dressed as lamb (though not necessarily derogatory)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 老來俏 (“an older person who dresses young; mutton dressed as lamb”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		老來俏
Northeastern Mandarin	Harbin	老來俏
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	老來俏
Cantonese	Guangzhou	老來嬌
Wu	Danyang	老來俏
	Hangzhou	老來俏