老冧

Chinese

		prefix	number
trad. (老冧)		老	冧
simp. #(老冧)		老	冧

Etymology

老 (lou⁵, “prefix”) +‎ 冧巴 (nam¹ baa², “number”).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ nam¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ nam¹
    • Yale: lóuh nām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ nam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ nem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ nɐm⁵⁵/

Noun

老冧

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) number
2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, specifically, prison slang) prisoner's number