臭老九
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Chinese
sense of smell; smell bad; stench sense of smell; smell bad; stench; stink; smelly; to smell (bad) |
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
nine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (臭老九) | 臭 | 老 | 九 | |
| simp. #(臭老九) | 臭 | 老 | 九 | |
Etymology
Derived from the social classes imposed by the ruling Mongols of the Yuan dynasty, when Confucian scholars were ranked ninth out of the ten castes, above beggars but below prostitutes.
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄡˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chòulǎojiǒu
- Wade–Giles: chʻou4-lao3-chiu3
- Yale: chòu-lǎu-jyǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chowlaojeou
- Palladius: чоулаоцзю (čoulaoczju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
臭老九