老練

See also: 老练

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	to practise; to train; to perfect (one's skill) to practise; to train; to perfect (one's skill); to drill
trad. (老練)		老	練
simp. (老练)		老	练

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎoliàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ lin⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ló-lien
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): láu-liān / ló-liān

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoliàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoliàn
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-lien⁴
    • Yale: lǎu-lyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoliann
    • Palladius: лаолянь (laoljanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ lin⁶
    • Yale: lóuh lihn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ lin⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ lin⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ liːn²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ló-lien
    • Hakka Romanization System: lo^ˋ lien
    • Hagfa Pinyim: lo³ lian⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /lo³¹ li̯en⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu-liān
    • Tâi-lô: láu-liān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lawlien
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liɛn⁴¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liɛn³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn³³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ló-liān
    • Tâi-lô: ló-liān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: loylien
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liɛn³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn³³/

Adjective

老練

1. seasoned; experienced

Synonyms

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• 宿投 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 幹練／干练 (gànliàn)
• 精幹／精干 (jīnggàn)
• 精悍 (jīnghàn)
• 老到 (lǎodào)
• 老成 (lǎochéng)
• 老辦／老办 (lō̤-bâing) (Eastern Min)

 

Antonyms

• 幼稚 (yòuzhì)
• 稚嫩 (zhìnèn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (老練):

• → Japanese: 老練(ろうれん) (rōren)
• → Korean: 로련(老練) (roryeon), 노련(老練) (noryeon)
• → Vietnamese: lão luyện (老練)