你老

Chinese

		you	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
trad. (你老)		你	老
simp. ^#(你老)		你	老

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nǐlǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˇ ㄌㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): nei⁵ lou⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nǐlǎo [Phonetic: nílǎo]
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˇ ㄌㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nǐlǎo
  - Wade–Giles: ni³-lao³
  - Yale: nǐ-lǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niilao
  - Palladius: нилао (nilao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: nei⁵ lou⁵
  - Yale: néih lóuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nei⁵ lou⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: néi⁵ lou⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nei̯¹³ lou̯¹³/

Pronoun

你老

(honorific, for seniors) you (singular)

See also

您 (nín)
老人家 (lǎorenjia)

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