半老少

Chinese

		half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	young; few; little young; few; little; lack
trad. (半老少)		半	老	少
simp. #(半老少)		半	老	少

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pòaⁿ-ló-siàu / pòaⁿ-lǎu-siàu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pòaⁿ-ló-siàu
    • Tâi-lô: puànn-ló-siàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pvoarloysiaux
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /puã²¹⁻⁵³ lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pòaⁿ-lǎu-siàu
    • Tâi-lô: puànn-lǎu-siàu
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lau²² siau⁴¹/

Adjective

半老少

1. (Southern Min) middle-aged

Synonyms

• 中年 (zhōngnián)
• (Hokkien) 半老老