老鐵

老鐵

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	iron
trad. (老鐵)		老	鐵
simp. (老铁)		老	铁

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎotiě

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄝˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: lǎotiě [Phonetic: láotiě]
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄝˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laotiie
    • IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

老鐵

1. (slang, originally Northeastern Mandarin, often as term of address) (my) brother; mate; man; buddy

   扎心了，老鐵。 / 扎心了，老铁。  ―  Zhāxīn le, lǎotiě.  ―  Your words touched my sore spot, man. (slang)