老實巴交

老實巴交

Chinese

		honest; genuine; naive honest; genuine; naive; simple-minded	(suff. for certain nouns); to hope; to wish (suff. for certain nouns); to hope; to wish; Palestinian, Palestine (abbrev.); Pakistan (abbrev.); Pascal (unit of pressure)	to deliver; to turn over; to make friends to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)
trad. (老實巴交)		老實	巴	交
simp. (老实巴交)		老实	巴	交

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎoshibājiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ sat⁶ baa¹ gaau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: lǎoshibājiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄠ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lao.shybajiau
    • IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ ʂʐ̩⁴ pa̠⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ sat⁶ baa¹ gaau¹
    • Yale: lóuh saht bā gāau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ sat⁹ baa¹ gaau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ sed⁶ ba¹ gao¹
    • IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ sɐt̚² paː⁵⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

Adjective

老實巴交

1. Synonym of 老實／老实 (lǎoshí).

   • 我說我兒子老實巴交的，怎麼會離家出走呢！ [MSC, trad.]
     我说我儿子老实巴交的，怎么会离家出走呢！ [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2004, 《家有儿女》, episode 28

     Wǒ shuō wǒ érzi lǎoshibājiāo de, zěnme huì líjiāchūzǒu ne! [Pinyin]

     No wonder why my son being naive and well-behaved would leave his home!