老兀兀

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	cut off the feet; rising to a height; towering cut off the feet; rising to a height; towering; bald	cut off the feet; rising to a height; towering cut off the feet; rising to a height; towering; bald
trad. (老兀兀)		老	兀	兀
simp. #(老兀兀)		老	兀	兀
alternative forms		老齧齧／老嚙嚙／老啮啮 老壓壓／老压压 老頇頇／老顸顸 老悈悈 老at at

Etymology

Compare Hakka 老齧齧 / 老啮啮.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ nget⁶ nget⁶ / lou⁵ nget⁴ nget⁴ / lou⁵ ngat⁶ ngat⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ nget⁶ nget⁶ / lou⁵ nget⁴ nget⁴ / lou⁵ ngat⁶ ngat⁶
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ nget⁹ nget⁹ / lou⁵ nget⁴ nget⁴ / lou⁵ ngat⁹ ngat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ ngéd⁶ ngéd⁶ / lou⁵ ngéd⁴ ngéd⁴ / lou⁵ nged⁶ nged⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ ŋɛːt̚² ŋɛːt̚²/, /lou̯¹³ ŋɛːt̚²¹ ŋɛːt̚²¹/, /lou̯¹³ ŋɐt̚² ŋɐt̚²/

Adjective

老兀兀 (Cantonese)

1. (ideophonic) very old
2. (ideophonic, of meat) very tough; very hard