敬老

敬老

Chinese

		to respect; to venerate; to salute to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
simp. and trad. (敬老)		敬	老

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìnglǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄠˇ

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kin-ló
• Min Nan (POJ): kèng-ló

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jìnglǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄠˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinqlao
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kin-ló
    • Hakka Romanization System: gin lo`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gin⁴ lo³
    • IPA: /kin⁵⁵ lo³¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kèng-ló
    • Tâi-lô: kìng-ló
    • Phofsit Daibuun: keangloir
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ lo⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lo⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ lo⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ lo⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ lɤ⁴¹/

Verb

敬老坐 sign on public transport in Taiwan

敬老

1. to respect the elderly

Derived terms

敬老尊賢／敬老尊贤 敬老愛幼／敬老爱幼

敬老院 (jìnglǎoyuàn)