清老頭
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Chinese
clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure |
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
head; (noun suffix) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (清老頭) | 清 | 老 | 頭 | |
| simp. (清老头) | 清 | 老 | 头 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cinglǎotóu
- Wade–Giles: chʻing1-lao3-tʻou2
- Yale: chīng-lǎu-tóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinglaotour
- Palladius: цинлаотоу (cinlaotou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cing1 lou5 tau4
- Yale: chīng lóuh tàuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsing1 lou5 tau4
- Guangdong Romanization: qing1 lou5 teo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ lou̯¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
清老頭
Descendants
- → Japanese: 清老頭 (chinrōtō)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 清 | 老 | 頭 |
| チン Grade: 4 |
ロウ Grade: 4 |
トウ Grade: 2 |
| irregular | on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 淸老頭 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
Borrowed from Mandarin Chinese 清老頭 / 清老头 (qīnglǎotóu). Surface analysis 清 (chin-, “pure”) + 老頭 (rōtō), clipping of 老頭牌 (rōtōhai, rōtōpai, “terminal tiles”).
Pronunciation
Noun
See also
- 混老頭 (honrōtō)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN