老魚跳波

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	fish	jump; hop; skip (a grade) jump; hop; skip (a grade); to leap; to bounce; to beat	wave; (Cantonese) ball
trad. (老魚跳波)		老	魚	跳	波
simp. (老鱼跳波)		老	鱼	跳	波
Literally: “the fish jump in the waves”.

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎoyútiàobō

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄩˊ ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄛ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoyútiàobō
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄩˊ ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoyútiàobo
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-yü²-tʻiao⁴-po¹
    • Yale: lǎu-yú-tyàu-bwō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoyutiawbo
    • Palladius: лаоюйтяобо (laojujtjaobo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

Idiom

老魚跳波

1. (figurative, of music) exquisite; pleasant