老兀兀

老兀兀

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	cut off the feet; rising to a height; towering cut off the feet; rising to a height; towering; bald	cut off the feet; rising to a height; towering cut off the feet; rising to a height; towering; bald
trad. (老兀兀)		老	兀	兀
simp. #(老兀兀)		老	兀	兀
alternative forms		老悈悈 Folk etymology 老齧齧／老啮啮 老嚙嚙／老啮啮 老at at

Etymology

Compare Hakka 老齧齧／老啮啮.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ nget⁴ nget⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ nget⁴ nget⁴
    • Yale: colloquial sounds not defined
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ nget⁴ nget⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ ngéd⁴ ngéd⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ ŋɛːt̚²¹ ŋɛːt̚²¹/

Adjective

老兀兀

1. (Cantonese, ideophonic) very old