老芋仔

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	taro
trad. (老芋仔)		老	芋仔
simp. #(老芋仔)		老	芋仔

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lāu-ō͘-á

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lāu-ō͘-á
    • Tâi-lô: lāu-ōo-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lauxo'ar
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lau³³⁻²¹ ɔ³³ a⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lau³³⁻¹¹ ɔ³³ a⁵³/

Noun

老芋仔

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien, derogatory) Chinese Civil War veteran from mainland China who followed the Kuomintang government to Taiwan

Hypernyms

• 老兵 (lǎobīng)
• 外省人 (wàishěngrén)