老是

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	is; are; am is; are; am; yes; to be
simp. and trad. (老是)		老	是

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎoshì

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ si⁶
Min Nan (POJ): láu-sǐ / láu-sī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: lǎoshì → lǎoshi (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄕˋ → ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lao.shyh
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ → /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ ʂʐ̩⁴/
  - Homophones:
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    老事
    老式
    老是
    老視／老视
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ si⁶
  - Yale: lóuh sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ xi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ siː²²/
  - Homophones:
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    老是
    老視／老视
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu-sǐ
  - Tâi-lô: láu-sǐ
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /laʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕi²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu-sī
  - Tâi-lô: láu-sī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lawsi
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /laʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕi²²/

Adverb

老是

always, forever

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