養老

養老

See also: 养老

Chinese

		give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring sb. up; to raise (pig, etc.)	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
trad. (養老)		養	老
simp. (养老)		养	老

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎnglǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁵ lou⁵
• Min Nan (POJ): ióng-nó͘ / ióng-ló / iáng-ló / iáng-nó͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yǎnglǎo [Phonetic: yánglǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄠˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanglao
    • IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: joeng⁵ lou⁵
    • Yale: yéuhng lóuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁵ lou⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁵ lou⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /jœ̽ːŋ¹³ lou̯¹³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ióng-nó͘
    • Tâi-lô: ióng-nóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iofngnor
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ nɔ̃⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ nɔ̃⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nɔ̃⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ióng-ló
    • Tâi-lô: ióng-ló
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iofngloir
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lɤ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iáng-ló
    • Tâi-lô: iáng-ló
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iafngloir
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iáng-nó͘
    • Tâi-lô: iáng-nóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iafngnor
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iaŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ nɔ̃⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nɔ̃⁵³/

Verb

養老

1. to support the elderly
2. (of an older person) to enjoy retirement

Derived terms

養老村／养老村 (yǎnglǎocūn) 養老社區／养老社区 (yǎnglǎo shèqū) 養老護理／养老护理 (yǎnglǎo hùlǐ)

養老金／养老金 (yǎnglǎojīn) 養老院／养老院 (yǎnglǎoyuàn)