老老竇竇

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	hole; aperture; cavity hole; aperture; cavity; (anatomy) sinus	hole; aperture; cavity hole; aperture; cavity; (anatomy) sinus
trad. (老老竇竇)		老	老	竇	竇
simp. (老老窦窦)		老	老	窦	窦
alternative forms		老老豆豆

Etymology

Based on the orthographic similarity between 老實／老实 (lou⁵ sat⁶) and 老竇／老窦 (lou⁵ dau⁶), alternative form of 老豆 (lou⁵ dau⁶, “father”).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ lou⁵ dau⁶ dau⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ lou⁵ dau⁶ dau⁶
    • Yale: lóuh lóuh dauh dauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ lou⁵ dau⁶ dau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ lou⁵ deo⁶ deo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ lou̯¹³ tɐu̯²² tɐu̯²²/

Adverb

老老竇竇

1. (Cantonese, humorous) Deliberate misspelling of 老老實實／老老实实 (“truthfully; honestly”).