老套子

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	sheath; case; cover sheath; case; cover; conventional or stereotyped remark; conventions
trad. (老套子)		老	套子
simp. #(老套子)		老	套子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎotàozi

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄠˋ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ tou³ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎotàozi
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄠˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎotàozi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-tʻao⁴-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: lǎu-tàu-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laotaw.tzy
    • Palladius: лаотаоцзы (laotaoczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ tou³ zi²
    • Yale: lóuh tou jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ tou³ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ tou³ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ tʰou̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

老套子

1. (derogatory) old things; old ways

Adjective

老套子

1. (derogatory) old-fashioned; out-of-date

Synonyms

• 老套 (lǎotào)
• (slang) 老土 (lǎotǔ)
• 老一套 (lǎoyītào)