告老還鄉

Chinese

		to retire on account of age	to return to one's hometown; to return home; to retire from public life
trad. (告老還鄉)		告老	還鄉
simp. (告老还乡)		告老	还乡

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gàolǎohuánxiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou³ lou⁵ waan⁴ hoeng¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gàolǎohuánxiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gàolǎohuánsiang
    • Wade–Giles: kao⁴-lao³-huan²-hsiang¹
    • Yale: gàu-lǎu-hwán-syāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gawlaohwanshiang
    • Palladius: гаолаохуаньсян (gaolaoxuanʹsjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯än³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou³ lou⁵ waan⁴ hoeng¹
    • Yale: gou lóuh wàahn hēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou³ lou⁵ waan⁴ hoeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou³ lou⁵ wan⁴ hêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯³³ lou̯¹³ waːn²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

告老還鄉

1. (of an official) to retire and return to one's native place