老不死
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
to live forever; to be immortal | ||
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trad. (老不死) | 老 | 不死 | |
simp. #(老不死) | 老 | 不死 | |
Literally: “old and won't die”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙˇ → ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄙˇ (toneless variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: lǎobůsǐh
- Wade–Giles: lao3-pu5-ssŭ3
- Yale: lǎu-bu-sž
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laobusyy
- Palladius: лаобусы (laobusy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ b̥u⁴ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Adjective
[edit]老不死
- (colloquial) old and weak; haggard and annoying
Noun
[edit]老不死