老彎

老彎

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	bend; bent
trad. (老彎)		老	彎
simp. (老弯)		老	弯

Etymology

From the idea that bows are bent, as 龔／龚 (gong1, “surname Gong”) is homophonic with 弓 (gong1, “bow”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Chengdu, SP): nao³ wan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: nao³ wan¹
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: laowan
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nau⁵³ uan⁵⁵/

Noun

老彎

1. (Sichuanese) someone with the surname Gong (龔)