老人
Chinese
editold; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
man; person; people | ||
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trad. (老人) | 老 | 人 | |
simp. #(老人) | 老 | 人 | |
alternative forms | 老儂/老侬 coastal Min (colloquial) |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): lou5 jan4
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): lau2 ngin3 / lau2 ngin3*
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ló-ngìn
- Northern Min (KCR): sē-nêng
- Eastern Min (BUC): lâu-nè̤ng
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6lau-gnin
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lǎorén
- Wade–Giles: lao3-jên2
- Yale: lǎu-rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoren
- Palladius: лаожэнь (laožɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lou5 jan4
- Yale: lóuh yàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: lou5 jan4
- Guangdong Romanization: lou5 yen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /lou̯¹³ jɐn²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: lau2 ngin3 / lau2 ngin3*
- Sinological IPA (key): /lau⁵⁵ ᵑɡin²²/, /lau⁵⁵ ᵑɡin²²⁻²²⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ló-ngìn
- Hakka Romanization System: loˋ nginˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: lo3 ngin2
- Sinological IPA: /lo³¹ ŋin¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sē-nêng
- Sinological IPA (key): /se⁵⁵ neiŋ³³/
- (Jian'ou)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: lâu-nè̤ng
- Sinological IPA (key): /l̃au²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ nˡøyŋ⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese, Zhangzhou, Singapore)
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lǎu-lâng
- Tâi-lô: lǎu-lâng
- IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /lau³³⁻²² laŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /lau²² laŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ló-jîn
- Tâi-lô: ló-jîn
- Phofsit Daibuun: loyjiin
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zin²³/
Note:
- lāu-lâng - colloquial;
- ló-jîn - literary.
- Middle Chinese: lawX nyin
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*C.rˤuʔ ni[ŋ]/
- (Zhengzhang): /*ruːʔ njin/
Noun
edit老人
Synonyms
edit- (old person):
- (elder):
Antonyms
edit- (antonym(s) of “elder”):
Derived terms
edit- 不聽老人言,吃虧在眼前/不听老人言,吃亏在眼前 (bùtīng lǎorén yán, chīkuī zài yǎnqián)
- 老人失智症 (lǎorén shīzhìzhèng)
- 老人家
- 老人星 (Lǎorénxīng)
- 老人機/老人机 (lǎorénjī)
- 老人毋講古,少年毋捌寶/老人毋讲古,少年毋捌宝
- 老人贍養/老人赡养 (lǎorén shànyǎng)
- 耶誕老人/耶诞老人 (Yēdàn Lǎorén)
- 聖誕老人/圣诞老人 (Shèngdàn Lǎorén)
Descendants
editSee also
editJapanese
editKanji in this term | |
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老 | 人 |
ろう Grade: 4 |
じん Grade: 1 |
kan'on |
Etymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Probably borrowed from Chinese”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editSynonyms
editDerived terms
editDerived terms
- 老人性 (rōjinsei, “senile”)
- 老人福祉 (rōjin fukushi, “welfare for the aged”)
- 老人医学 (rōjin igaku, “geriatrics”)
- 老人学 (rōjingaku, “gerontology”)
- 老人福祉施設 (rōjin fukushishisetsu, “retirement home”)
- 老人性白内障 (rōjinsei hakunaishō, “senile cataract”)
- 老人ホーム (rōjin hōmu, “nursing home”)
- 老人斑 (rōjinhan, “senile plaque”)
- 老人施設 (rōjin shisetsu, “old folks' home”)
- 老人介護 (rōjin kaigo, “elderly care”)
- 老人問題 (rōjin mondai, “problems of the elderly; problems of an aging society”)
- 老人保健施設 (rōjin hokenshisetsu, “rehabilitation facility for the elderly”)
- 老人病 (rōjinbyō, “geriatric diseases”)
- 老人医療 (rōjin iryō, “geriatrics”)
- 老人病院 (rōjin byōin, “geriatric hospital”)
- 老人福祉法 (rōjin fukushihō, “elderly welfare law”)
- 老人医療保険 (rōjin iryōhoken, “medical insurance for the elderly”)
- 老人力 (rōjinryoku, “grey power”)
- 老人性痴呆 (rōjinsei chihō, “senile dementia”)
- 老人性痴呆症 (rōjinsei chihōshō, “senile dementia”)
- 老人性認知症 (rōjinsei ninchishō, “senile dementia”)
- 老人遺棄 (rōjin iki, “abandoning old people in the mountains, etc.”)
- 老人性愛 (rōjin seiai, “gerontophilia”)
References
editKorean
editHanja in this term | |
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老 | 人 |
Noun
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- Japanese terms spelled with 人 read as じん
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