老契

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	contract
trad. (老契)		老	契
simp. #(老契)		老	契

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ kai³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ kai³
    • Yale: lóuh kai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ kai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ kei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ kʰɐi̯³³/

Noun

老契

1. (Cantonese) term of endearment for prostitute or mistress (Can we date this quote?), 張悅楷 (translator), 金庸, 書劍恩仇錄, part 1

   「老契，你咪走！」 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]

   “lou⁵ kai³, nei⁵ mai⁵ zau²!” [Jyutping]

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