老夫

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	husband; man
simp. and trad. (老夫)		老	夫

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎofū

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄈㄨ
Min Nan (POJ): lāu-hu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: lǎofū
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄈㄨ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laofu
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ fu⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lāu-hu
  - Tâi-lô: lāu-hu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lauxhw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /laʊ²²⁻²¹ hu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /laʊ⁴¹⁻²² hu³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /laʊ²²⁻²¹ hu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /laʊ³³⁻¹¹ hu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /laʊ³³⁻²¹ hu⁴⁴/

Pronoun

老夫

(archaic) I; me

Usage notes

Used in ancient times as a form of self-address by elderly males.

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