爸老囝幼
Chinese
[edit]father; dad; pa father; dad; pa; papa |
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
child | young | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (爸老囝幼) | 爸 | 老 | 囝 | 幼 | |
| simp. #(爸老囝幼) | 爸 | 老 | 囝 | 幼 | |
| alternative forms | 父老子幼 爸老子幼 父老囝幼 | ||||
Pronunciation
[edit]- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pē-lāu-kiáⁿ-iù
- Tâi-lô: pē-lāu-kiánn-iù
- Phofsit Daibuun: pexlauxkviafiux
- IPA (Taipei): /pe³³⁻¹¹ lau³³⁻¹¹ kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /pe³³⁻²¹ lau³³⁻²¹ kiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iu²¹/
- (Hokkien: Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pě-lǎu-káⁿ-iù
- Tâi-lô: pě-lǎu-kánn-iù
- IPA (Philippines): /pe³³⁻²² lau³³⁻²² kã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Idiom
[edit]爸老囝幼
- (Hokkien) a big age gap between father and son; the father is old but his son is young
- 汝毋緊娶某生囝，等甲爸老囝幼，汝就艱苦矣。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
- Lí m̄ kín chhōa-bó͘ seⁿ-kiáⁿ, tán kah pē-lāu-kiáⁿ-iù, lí tō kan-khó͘--ah. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- If you don't get married and have children soon, wait until there is a big age gap between you and your son, then you'll have difficulties.
汝毋紧娶某生囝，等甲爸老囝幼，汝就艰苦矣。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]