老少咸宜

Chinese

		the old and the young	to be suitable for anything or anyone
simp. and trad. (老少咸宜)		老少	咸宜

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎoshàoxiányí

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ siu³ haam⁴ ji⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: lǎoshàoxiányí
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoshawshyanyi
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ i³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ siu³ haam⁴ ji⁴
  - Yale: lóuh siu hàahm yìh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ siu³ haam⁴ ji⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ xiu³ ham⁴ yi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ siːu̯³³ hɑːm²¹ jiː²¹/

Idiom

老少咸宜

suitable for young and old

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