老黃牛

老黃牛

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	ox; cattle; ticket scalper
trad. (老黃牛)		老	黃牛
simp. (老黄牛)		老	黄牛

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎohuángniú

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ

• Wu (Wiktionary): lau hhuaan nyieu (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: lǎohuángniú
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laohwangniou
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎohuángnióu
    • Wade–Giles: lao3-huang2-niu2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xwɑŋ³⁵ njoʊ̯³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: lau hhuaan nyieu (T3)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔ²² ɦɯɑ̃⁵⁵ n̠ʲiɜ²¹/

Noun

老黃牛

1. (literally) old or large ox
2. (figuratively, Mandarin) diligent and conscientious person
3. (figuratively, Shanghainese Wu) one who is irresponsible; flakey person