兩老
Chinese
both; two; ounce both; two; ounce; some; a few; tael | old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (兩老) | 兩 | 老 | |
| simp. (两老) | 两 | 老 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
兩老
- two seniors (from an older generation)
- parents; mother and father; mum and dad
- (Hakka) husband and wife; married couple
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 父母 (“father and mother; parents”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 父母, 爺娘, 怙恃, 雙親 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 父母, 雙親, 父母親 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 爹媽 |
| Taiwan | 爸媽 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 老兒的 | |
| Jinan | 老的兒, 爹媽 | |
| Xi'an | 媽爸 | |
| Yinchuan | 娘老子 | |
| Lanzhou | 娘老子, 老漢們 | |
| Ürümqi | 娘老子 | |
| Wuhan | 娘老子, 兩老 | |
| Chengdu | 娘老子, 媽老漢兒 | |
| Chongqing | 媽老漢兒 | |
| Liuzhou | 娘老子 | |
| Yangzhou | 娘老子 | |
| Nanjing | 娘老子 | |
| Nantong | 爺娘 | |
| Singapore | 爸媽, 家長 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 老豆老母 |
| Hong Kong | 老豆老母, 爹哋媽咪, 阿爸阿媽 | |
| Yangjiang | 老子阿奶 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 爺娘 |
| Pingxiang | 娘爺 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 爺哀 |
| Xingning | 爺哀 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 阿爸阿姆 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 阿姆阿爸 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 爺哀 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 阿爸阿姆 | |
| Liannan | 爺哀 | |
| Jiexi | 爺哀 | |
| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 爺哀 | |
| Changting | 爹哀, 爺哀 | |
| Wuping | 爺哀 | |
| Wuping (Yanqian) | 爺哀 | |
| Wuping (Pingyu) | 爺哀 | |
| Ninghua | 爹母 | |
| Ningdu | 爹姐 | |
| Ruijin | 哀爹, 爺娘, 爺哀 | |
| Shicheng | 爹哀 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 爺姐 | |
| Tonggu (Sandu) | 娘爺 | |
| Ganzhou (Panlong) | 爺姐 | |
| Dayu | 爺佬姐佬 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 爺哀, 爺娘, 兩老 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 爺哀, 爺娘, 兩老 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 爺哀, 爺娘, 兩老 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 爺哀, 爺娘, 兩老 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 爺哀, 爺娘, 兩老 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 爺哀, 爺母, 兩老 | |
| Hong Kong | 阿爸阿姆 | |
| Yangxi (Tangkou) | 老子阿奶 | |
| Yangchun (Sanjia) | 父母 | |
| Xinyi (Sihe) | 爺哀 | |
| Xinyi (Qianpai) | 爺哀 | |
| Gaozhou (Xindong) | 爸媽 | |
| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 父母親 | |
| Huazhou (Xin'an) | 爺哀 | |
| Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 爺哀, 爸哀 | |
| Lianjiang (Qingping) | 爸哀 | |
| Luchuan | 爸媽 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 娘老子, 老子娘, 老子爺娘 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 爹娘 |
| Xinzhou | 老子娘 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 爹奶 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 爸奶 |
| Matsu | 爸奶 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 爸母, 老爸母 |
| Quanzhou | 爸母, 老爸母 | |
| Jinjiang | 爸母 | |
| Zhangzhou | 爸母, 老爸母 | |
| Zhao'an | 爸母 | |
| Taipei | 爸母 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 爸母 | |
| Kaohsiung | 爸母 | |
| Yilan | 爸母 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 爸母 | |
| Taichung | 爸母 | |
| Tainan | 爸母 | |
| Hsinchu | 爸母 | |
| Kinmen | 爸母 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 爸母 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 爸母 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 爸母 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 爸母 | |
| Chaozhou | 父嬡, 爸母 | |
| Jieyang | 父嬡 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 爸母 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 爺娘 |
| Suzhou | 爺娘 | |
| Danyang | 娘啊老子, 爺娘 rare | |
| Hangzhou | 娘老子 | |
| Ningbo | 爹娘 | |
| Wenzhou | 奶阿伯, 阿伯奶 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 爺娘 |
| Shuangfeng | 爺娘 | |
Dialectal synonyms of 夫妻 (“husband and wife”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 夫妻, 夫婦, 伉儷 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 兩口子, 兩口兒, 公母倆 |
| Taiwan | 夫妻, 兩夫妻 | |
| Langfang | 兩口子 | |
| Tangshan | 兩口子 | |
| Cangzhou | 兩口子 | |
| Baoding | 兩口子 | |
| Shijiazhuang | 兩口子 | |
| Daming | 兩口子 | |
| Harbin | 兩口子, 公母倆 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 老婆漢子, 漢子老婆倆兒, 兩口家, 兩口子 | |
| Jinan | 兩口子, 兩口兒 | |
| Luoyang | 夫婦, 夫妻倆, 兩口 | |
| Wanrong | 婆夫, 婆夫倆 | |
| Xi'an | 兩口子 | |
| Yinchuan | 夫妻, 兩口子 | |
| Lanzhou | 夫妻兩個 | |
| Xining | 兩口兒, 兩口兒子 | |
| Ürümqi | 夫妻, 夫妻倆兒, 夫妻兩個, 兩夫妻, 兩口子 | |
| Wuhan | 夫妻, 夫妻伙裡, 兩口子 | |
| Chengdu | 夫妻, 兩夫妻, 兩口子 | |
| Guiyang | 兩夫妻, 兩口子 | |
| Liuzhou | 兩口子, 兩公婆 | |
| Xuzhou | 公母倆兒, 公母倆 | |
| Yangzhou | 夫妻, 夫妻兩個 | |
| Nanjing | 夫妻, 夫妻兩個 | |
| Hefei | 夫妻 | |
| Singapore | 夫妻, 夫婦, 兩公婆 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 兩公婆, 公婆 |
| Hong Kong | 兩公婆, 夫妻, 兩夫妻, 夫婦, 兩夫婦 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 兩公婆 | |
| Macau | 兩公婆 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 兩公婆 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 兩公婆 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 兩公婆 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 兩公婆 | |
| Foshan | 兩公婆 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 兩公婆 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 兩公婆 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 兩公婆 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 兩公婆 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 兩公婆 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 兩公婆 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 兩公婆 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 兩公婆 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 兩公婆 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 兩公婆 | |
| Taishan | 兩公婆 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 兩公婆 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 兩公婆 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 兩公婆 | |
| Dongguan | 兩公婆, 夫妻 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 兩公婆 | |
| Yangjiang | 兩公婆, 公婆 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 兩公婆 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 兩媽老子, 兩公婆, 夫妻 |
| Lichuan | 兩公婆兒, 兩公婆 | |
| Pingxiang | 兩公婆 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 兩公婆, 兩老貨, 公婆 |
| Xingning | 兩公婆 | |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 兩公婆 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 兩公婆 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 兩公婆 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 兩公婆 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 兩公婆 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 兩公婆 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 兩公婆 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 兩公婆 | |
| Changting | 兩公婆 | |
| Wuping | 兩公婆 | |
| Wuping (Pingyu) | 兩公婆 | |
| Liancheng | 兩公婆 | |
| Yudu | 公婆, 公婆兩 | |
| Ruijin | 兩公婆, 兩老子 | |
| Shicheng | 兩公婆 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 兩公婆 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 兩公婆, 公婆, 兩老仔, 兩老 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 兩公婆, 公婆, 兩老仔, 兩老 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 兩公婆, 公婆, 兩老 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 兩公姐, 公婆, 兩老 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 兩公姐, 兩公婆, 公婆, 兩老 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 兩公姐, 公姐, 兩老 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 夫妻, 老官老嫗 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 夫妻, 兩口子, 夫婦倆個 |
| Xinzhou | 婆姨漢子, 老婆漢子, 婆姨漢子兩個, 老婆漢子兩個 | |
| Zhangjiakou | 兩口子 | |
| Handan | 兩口子 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 兩老, 兩老媽 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 老公媽, 老公媽兩隻 |
| Matsu | 老公媽 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 翁某, 翁仔某, 翁婆, 翁姐 |
| Quanzhou | 翁某, 翁仔某 | |
| Jinjiang | 翁某仔 | |
| Anxi | 翁某 | |
| Zhangzhou | 翁某, 翁仔某, 翁婆, 翁姐 | |
| Taipei | 翁仔某 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 翁仔某 | |
| Kaohsiung | 翁仔某 | |
| Yilan | 翁仔某 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 翁某 | |
| Taichung | 翁仔某 | |
| Tainan | 翁仔某 | |
| Hsinchu | 翁仔某 | |
| Kinmen | 翁仔某 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 翁仔某 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 翁某 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 翁某 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 翁某仔 | |
| Chaozhou | 翁姐, 兩公婆 | |
| Leizhou | 翁婆, 兩翁婆, 公婆, 兩公婆 | |
| Haikou | 爹姩, 兩爹姩, 爹姩兩儂 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 老公媽 |
| Xianyou | 老公媽 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 兩公婆 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 夫妻, 夫妻兩家頭, 夫妻兩個 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 夫妻, 夫妾, 夫妻兩, 夫妾兩 | |
| Suzhou | 夫妻, 兩夫妻, 夫妻兩家頭 | |
| Danyang | 婆老兩個 | |
| Hangzhou | 夫妻 | |
| Ningbo | 夫妻, 兩老頭, 兩公婆, 兩夫妻 | |
| Wenzhou | 兩夫妻, 兩老, 兩老兒 | |
| Jinhua | 公婆兩兒, 公婆兩個, 夫妻 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 兩公婆, 兩夫婦, 兩夫妻 |
| Loudi | 夫妻 | |
| Shuangfeng | 兩公婆, 兩夫婦 | |