老河口
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Chinese
[edit]old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
river mouth; estuary; Hekou Yao Autonomous County | ||
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trad. (老河口) | 老 | 河口 | |
simp. #(老河口) | 老 | 河口 |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄜˊ ㄎㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Lǎohékǒu
- Wade–Giles: Lao3-ho2-kʻou3
- Yale: Lǎu-hé-kǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Laoherkoou
- Palladius: Лаохэкоу (Laoxɛkou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤ³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lou5 ho4 hau2
- Yale: lóuh hòh háu
- Cantonese Pinyin: lou5 ho4 hau2
- Guangdong Romanization: lou5 ho4 heo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /lou̯¹³ hɔː²¹ hɐu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
[edit]老河口
Descendants
[edit]- → English: Laohekou, Lao-ho-k'ou