老字號

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	character size; font size; name of a shop character size; font size; name of a shop; trademark; brand
trad. (老字號)		老	字號
simp. (老字号)		老	字号

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎozìhào

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄗˋ ㄏㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ zi⁶ hou⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): láu-jī-hō / láu-lī-hō / lāu-jī-hō / lāu-lī-hō

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎozìhào
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄗˋ ㄏㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎozìhhào
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-tzŭ⁴-hao⁴
    • Yale: lǎu-dz̀-hàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laotzyhhaw
    • Palladius: лаоцзыхао (laoczyxao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xɑʊ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎozìhàor
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄗˋ ㄏㄠˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎozìhhàor
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-tzŭ⁴-hao⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: lǎu-dz̀-hàur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laotzyhhawl
    • Palladius: лаоцзыхаор (laoczyxaor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xaʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ zi⁶ hou⁶
    • Yale: lóuh jih houh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ dzi⁶ hou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ ji⁶ hou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ t͡siː²² hou̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu-jī-hō
    • Tâi-lô: láu-jī-hō
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lawjixhoi
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zi³³⁻²¹ hɤ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu-lī-hō
    • Tâi-lô: láu-lī-hō
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lawlixhoi
    • IPA (Taipei): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li³³⁻¹¹ ho³³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lāu-jī-hō
    • Tâi-lô: lāu-jī-hō
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lauxjixhoi
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lau³³⁻²¹ zi³³⁻²¹ hɤ³³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lāu-lī-hō
    • Tâi-lô: lāu-lī-hō
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lauxlixhoi
    • IPA (Taipei): /lau³³⁻¹¹ li³³⁻¹¹ ho³³/

Noun

老字號

1. time-honoured brand; merchandise or shop with a long-established reputation