老奉

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	to receive (from superior); to offer; to revere
trad. (老奉)		老	奉
simp. #(老奉)		老	奉
alternative forms		老馮／老冯 老鳳／老凤

Etymology

老 (lou⁵, “prefix for nouns with negative impressions or connotations”) + Short for 奉旨 (fung⁶ zi², “taken for granted; definitely”).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ fung^6-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ fung^6-2
    • Yale: lóuh fúng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ fung^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ fung^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ fʊŋ²²⁻³⁵/

Adjective

老奉

1. (Cantonese) taken for granted

Synonyms

• 理所當然／理所当然 (lǐsuǒdāngrán)