老幾

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	how much; how many; several how much; how many; several; a few; almost
trad. (老幾)		老	幾
simp. (老几)		老	几

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎojǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ gei²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎojǐ [Phonetic: láojǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎojǐ
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-chi³
    • Yale: lǎu-jǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laojii
    • Palladius: лаоцзи (laoczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ gei²
    • Yale: lóuh géi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ gei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ géi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ kei̯³⁵/

Noun

老幾

1. (refers to a person with an uncertain or queried rank in a hierarchy system) nth person
2. (colloquial, used negatively) an important person

   你算老幾？／你算老几？  ―  Nǐ suàn lǎojǐ?  ―  Who you do think you are?

Related terms

• 老大 (lǎodà)
• 老二 (lǎo'èr)