老老實實

See also: 老老实实

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid	real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid
trad. (老老實實)		老	老	實	實
simp. (老老实实)		老	老	实	实
AABB-type reduplication of 老實／老实 (lǎoshí).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎolǎoshíshí, lǎolǎoshīshī

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕˊ ㄕˊ, ㄌㄠˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕ ㄕ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ lou⁵ sat⁶ sat⁶
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): ló-ló-sṳ̍t-sṳ̍t

  (Hailu, HRS): lo^ˊ lo^ˊ shid^ˋ shid^ˋ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): láu-láu-si̍t-si̍t

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎolǎoshíshí [Phonetic: láolǎoshíshí]
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕˊ ㄕˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎolǎoshíhshíh
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-lao³-shih²-shih²
    • Yale: lǎu-lǎu-shŕ-shŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laolaoshyrshyr
    • Palladius: лаолаошиши (laolaošiši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎolǎoshīshī [Phonetic: láolǎoshīshī] → lǎolaoshīshī (toneless variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕ ㄕ → ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄌㄠ ㄕ ㄕ (toneless variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎolåoshihshih
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-lao⁵-shih¹-shih¹
    • Yale: lǎu-lau-shr̄-shr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lao.laoshyshy
    • Palladius: лаолаошиши (laolaošiši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/ → /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ lɑʊ̯⁴ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ lou⁵ sat⁶ sat⁶
    • Yale: lóuh lóuh saht saht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ lou⁵ sat⁹ sat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ lou⁵ sed⁶ sed⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ lou̯¹³ sɐt̚² sɐt̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ló-ló-sṳ̍t-sṳ̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: lo^ˋ lo^ˋ siid siid
    • Hagfa Pinyim: lo³ lo³ sid⁶ sid⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /lo³¹ lo³¹ sɨt̚⁵ sɨt̚⁵/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: lo^ˊ lo^ˊ shid^ˋ shid^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /lo²⁴⁻³³ lo²⁴⁻³³ ʃit² ʃit²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu-láu-si̍t-si̍t
    • Tâi-lô: láu-láu-si̍t-si̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lawlawsidsit
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sit̚⁴⁻³² sit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sit̚²⁴⁻² sit̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sit̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sit̚⁴⁻³² sit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sit̚⁴⁻³² sit̚⁴/

Adverb

老老實實

1. truthfully; honestly

   你要老老實實講給我聽。 [MSC, trad.]
   你要老老实实讲给我听。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ yào lǎolǎoshíshí jiǎng gěi wǒ tīng. [Pinyin]

   You need to tell me the truth.

   老老實實，30歲仲A0係咪好柒？ [Cantonese, trad.]
   老老实实，30岁仲A0系咪好柒？ [Cantonese, simp.]

   lou⁵ lou⁵ sat⁶ sat⁶, saam¹ sap⁶ seoi³ zung⁶ ei¹ ling⁴ hai⁶ mai⁶ hou² cat⁶? [Jyutping]

   Honestly, is it fucking shameful to still haven't dated anyone at 30?

2. well-behavedly

Derived terms

• 老老竇竇 / 老老窦窦 (lou⁵ lou⁵ dau⁶ dau⁶) (Cantonese)