老實

老實

See also: 老实

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid
trad. (老實)		老	實
simp. (老实)		老	实

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎoshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄕˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ sat⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ló-sṳ̍t
• Min Nan (POJ): láu-si̍t

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: lǎoshí → lǎoshi (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄕˊ → ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lao.shy
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoshi̊h
    • IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/ → /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ ʂʐ̩⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ sat⁶
    • Yale: lóuh saht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ sat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ sed⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ sɐt̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ló-sṳ̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: lo` siid
    • Hagfa Pinyim: lo³ sid⁶
    • IPA: /lo³¹ sɨt̚⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu-si̍t
    • Tâi-lô: láu-si̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lawsit
    • IPA (Xiamen): /laʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /laʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕit̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /laʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕit̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /laʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /laʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕit̚⁴/

Adjective

老實

1. honest; genuine
2. naive; simple-minded
3. frank; blunt
4. disciplined; well-behaved

Synonyms

• (honest): 誠實／诚实 (chéngshí)
• (naive): 忠厚 (zhōnghòu)

Antonyms

• (honest): 偽善／伪善 (wěishàn, wèishàn), 虛偽／虚伪 (xūwěi, xūwèi)

Derived terms

老實巴交／老实巴交 (lǎoshibājiāo) 老實說／老实说 (lǎoshíshuō)

老老實實／老老实实 (lǎolǎoshíshí)