老掉牙
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old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
to drop; to fall
tooth; ivory
trad.
(
老掉牙
)
老
掉
牙
simp.
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(
老掉牙
)
老
掉
牙
Literally:
“so old that teeth are falling out”.
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
lǎodiàoyá
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄚˊ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
lou
5
diu
6
ngaa
4
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
lǎodiàoyá
Zhuyin
:
ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄚˊ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
lǎodiàoyá
Wade–Giles
:
lao
3
-tiao
4
-ya
2
Yale
:
lǎu-dyàu-yá
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
laodiawya
Palladius
:
лаодяоя
(laodjaoja)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ jä³⁵/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
lou
5
diu
6
ngaa
4
Yale
:
lóuh diuh ngàh
Cantonese Pinyin
:
lou
5
diu
6
ngaa
4
Guangdong Romanization
:
lou
5
diu
6
nga
4
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/lou̯¹³ tiːu̯²² ŋaː
²¹
/
Adjective
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老掉牙
(
idiomatic
)
old
;
old-fashioned
;
stale
;
clichéd
老掉牙
的
故事
―
lǎodiàoyá
de gùshì
―
cliché
story
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