老實巴交

Chinese

		honest; genuine; frank honest; genuine; frank; blunt	unanalysable suffix
trad. (老實巴交)		老實	巴交
simp. (老实巴交)		老实	巴交

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎoshibājiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ sat⁶ baa¹ gaau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoshibājiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoshi̊hbajiao
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-shih⁵-pa¹-chiao¹
    • Yale: lǎu-shr-bā-jyāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lao.shybajiau
    • Palladius: лаошибацзяо (laošibaczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ ʂʐ̩⁴ pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ sat⁶ baa¹ gaau¹
    • Yale: lóuh saht bā gāau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ sat⁹ baa¹ gaau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ sed⁶ ba¹ gao¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ sɐt̚² paː⁵⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

Adjective

老實巴交

1. (colloquial, often derogatory) well-behaved and cautious; honest and simple

   • 我說我兒子老實巴交的，怎麼會離家出走呢！ [MSC, trad.]
     我说我儿子老实巴交的，怎么会离家出走呢！ [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2004, 《家有儿女》, episode 28

     Wǒ shuō wǒ érzi lǎoshibājiāo de, zěnme huì líjiāchūzǒu ne! [Pinyin]

     No wonder why my son being naive and well-behaved would leave his home!