養老
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See also: 养老
Chinese
give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring someone 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old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) | ||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
- Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng5 lou5
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yǎnglǎo
- Wade–Giles: yang3-lao3
- Yale: yǎng-lǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanglao
- Palladius: янлао (janlao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: joeng5 lou5
- Yale: yéuhng lóuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: joeng5 lou5
- Guangdong Romanization: yêng5 lou5
- Sinological IPA (key): /jœːŋ¹³ lou̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ióng-ló
- Tâi-lô: ióng-ló
- Phofsit Daibuun: iofngloir
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lɤ⁴¹/
- IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo⁵³/
- (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: 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/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: iang2 lao2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iáng láu
- Sinological IPA (key): /iaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ lau⁵²⁻²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
Verb
養老
- to support the elderly
- (of an older person) to enjoy retirement
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 養 | 老 |
| よう Grade: 4 |
ろう Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi | |
Noun
- making provision for retirement or the elderly
- living comfortably in old age
- Clipping of 養老絞 (yōrōshibori).
Derived terms
Proper noun
- The Yōrō era, 717-724
Derived terms
- 養老律令 (Yōrō ritsuryō)
See also
Related terms
Descendants
- English: Yoro