老掉牙
Chinese
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
to drop; to fall | tooth; ivory | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (老掉牙) |
老 | 掉 | 牙 | |
| Literally: “so old that teeth are falling out”. | ||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄚˊ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laodiawya
- IPA (key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ i̯a̠³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: lou5 diu6 ngaa4
- Yale: lóuh diuh ngàh
- Cantonese Pinyin: lou5 diu6 ngaa4
- Guangdong Romanization: lou5 diu6 nga4
- IPA (key): /lou̯¹³ tiːu̯²² ŋɑː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Adjective
老掉牙
- (idiomatic) old; old-fashioned; stale; clichéd
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