老衲

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	cassock; to line
simp. and trad. (老衲)		老	衲

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎonà

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ naap⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: lǎonà
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laonah
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ na̠⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ naap⁶
  - Yale: lóuh naahp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ naap⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ nab⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ nɑːp̚²/

Noun

老衲

(literary) elderly Buddhist monk

Pronoun

老衲

(dated) A form of self-address used by old monks.
(neologism, slang, humorous) I, the experienced and senile person who has seen it all

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