半老老

Chinese

		half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
trad. (半老老)		半	老	老
simp. #(半老老)		半	老	老

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pòaⁿ-ló-lāu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pòaⁿ-ló-lāu
    • Tâi-lô: puànn-ló-lāu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pvoarloylau
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /puã²¹⁻⁴¹ lɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lau³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /puã¹¹⁻⁵³ lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /puã²¹⁻⁵³ lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau²²/

Adjective

半老老

1. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) middle-aged

Synonyms

• 中年 (zhōngnián)
• (Hokkien) 半老少