老貓燒鬚
Chinese
- old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
cat to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; feverbeard; mustache trad. (老貓燒鬚) 老 貓 燒 鬚 simp. (老猫烧须) 老 猫 烧 须 Literally: “an old cat burning its beard”.
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: lou5 maau1 siu1 sou1
- Yale: lóuh māau sīu sōu
- Cantonese Pinyin: lou5 maau1 siu1 sou1
- Guangdong Romanization: lou5 mao1 xiu1 sou1
- IPA (key): /lou̯¹³ mɑːu̯⁵⁵ siːu̯⁵⁵ sou̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Idiom
老貓燒鬚
- (Cantonese) an experienced person making mistakes or failing at something that should be familiar
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