老薑

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	ginger
trad. (老薑)		老	薑
simp. (老姜)		老	姜

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎojiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ goeng¹
Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): lau³ giong¹
Northern Min (KCR): sē-gióng
Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): laau⁵ giang¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶lau-cian₁
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): lau³ jian¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǎojiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lǎojiang
  - Wade–Giles: lao³-chiang¹
  - Yale: lǎu-jyāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laojiang
  - Palladius: лаоцзян (laoczjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ goeng¹
  - Yale: lóuh gēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ goeng¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ gêng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ kœːŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: lau³ giong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /lau³¹ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sē-gióng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /se⁵⁵ kiɔŋ⁵⁴/
Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
  - Jyutping++: laau⁵ giang¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lau²⁴ kiɐŋ⁵³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶lau-cian₁
  - MiniDict: lau^去 cian^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³lau-jian₁
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /lɔ²² t͡ɕiã⁴⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: lau³ jian¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɒu̯⁴¹ t͡ɕi̯æn³³/

Noun

老薑

old ginger; mature ginger
(dialectal, in general) ginger
(Cantonese) someone with experience; veteran; warhorse

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 老薑 (“old ginger; mature ginger”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		老薑
Southwestern Mandarin	Guiyang	老薑
Southwestern Mandarin	Liuzhou	老薑
Gan	Lichuan	老薑
Gan	Pingxiang	老薑
Hakka	Meixian	老薑
Northern Min	Jian'ou	老薑
Southern Min	Xiamen	薑母
	Quanzhou	薑母
	Zhangzhou	薑母
	Tainan	薑母
	Chaozhou	薑母
	Jieyang	薑母
	Haikou	薑母
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	老薑
Wu	Shanghai	老薑
Xiang	Changsha	老薑

Dialectal synonyms of 薑 (“ginger”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		薑
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	薑
	Taiwan	薑
	Harbin	薑
	Singapore	薑
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	薑, 鮮薑, 黃薑
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	薑, 生薑
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	薑
	Wanrong	薑, 生薑
	Zhengzhou	薑
	Xi'an	生薑, 薑
	Xuzhou	生薑, 薑
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	生薑
	Bayanhot	洋辣子
	Lanzhou	生薑
	Ürümqi	生薑
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	生薑, 薑
	Wuhan	生薑, 薑
	Guiyang	生薑
	Guilin	薑
	Liuzhou	薑
	Nanning (Wuming)	薑
	Hechi (Yizhou)	薑
	Luocheng (Dongmen)	薑
	Dagudi (Maliba)	薑
	Reshuitang (Longling)	薑
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	薑
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	薑
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	生薑, 薑
	Yangzhou	生薑
	Hefei	生薑
Cantonese	Guangzhou	薑, 生薑
	Hong Kong	薑, 生薑
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	薑
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	薑
	Macau	薑
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	薑, 生薑
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	薑
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	薑, 生薑
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	薑
	Foshan	薑, 生薑
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	薑
	Foshan (Shunde)	薑
	Foshan (Sanshui)	薑
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	薑
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	薑
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	薑
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	薑
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	薑
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	薑
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	薑
	Taishan	薑乸, 薑
	Kaiping (Chikan)	薑乸
	Enping (Niujiang)	薑乸
	Heshan (Yayao)	薑
	Dongguan	薑
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	薑
	Shaoguan	薑
	Yunfu	薑乸
	Yangjiang	老薑, 薑, 薑乸
	Xinyi	薑, 生薑
	Lianjiang	薑, 薑乸
	Guiping (Jintian)	薑
	Guiping (Jiangkou)	薑
	Guiping (Madong)	薑
	Baise	薑
	Beihai	薑
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	薑
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	薑
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	薑
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	薑
	Singapore (Guangfu)	薑
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	薑
	Móng Cái	薑
Gan	Nanchang	生薑, 薑
	Pengze	生薑
	Lichuan	薑
	Pingxiang	薑
Hakka	Meixian	薑嫲, 薑, 生薑
	Dabu (Xihe)	薑
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	薑
	Huiyang	薑嫲
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	薑嫲
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	薑嫲
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	薑
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	薑
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	薑嫲
	Wuhua (Changbu)	薑嫲
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	薑
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	薑
	Jiexi	薑嫲
	Luhe	薑
	Yudu	薑
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	薑嫲
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	薑嫲
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	薑嫲
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	薑嫲
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	薑嫲
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	薑嫲
	Hong Kong	薑嫲
	Sabah (Longchuan)	薑嫲
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	薑
	Senai (Huiyang)	薑
	Singkawang	薑嫲
	Pontianak (Meixian)	薑嫲
Huizhou	Jixi	薑, 生薑
Jin	Taiyuan	鮮薑, 薑
	Datong	鮮薑
	Datong (Xicetian, Yunzhou)	鮮薑
	Xinzhou	鮮薑
	Hohhot	生薑
Northern Min	Jian'ou	老薑, 薑
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	薑母, 薑
Eastern Min	Fuqing	薑母
Southern Min	Xiamen	薑
	Quanzhou	薑
	Zhangzhou	薑
	Taipei	薑
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	薑
	Kaohsiung	薑
	Yilan	薑
	Changhua (Lukang)	薑
	Taichung	薑
	Tainan	薑
	Hsinchu	薑
	Kinmen	薑
	Penghu (Magong)	薑
	Penang (Hokkien)	薑
	Singapore (Hokkien)	薑
	Manila (Hokkien)	薑
	Pingnan (Pingtian)	薑
	Guiping (Xiaowen)	薑
	Guiping (Dongsheng)	薑
	Guilin (Biyange)	薑
	Chaozhou	薑
	Bangkok (Teochew)	薑, ขิง
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	薑
	Singapore (Teochew)	薑
	Wenchang	薑母
	Haikou	薑母
Puxian Min	Putian	薑母
Puxian Min	Xianyou	薑母
Central Min	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	薑
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	薑
Southern Pinghua	Binyang	薑
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Qianjing)	薑
	Guilin (Liutang, Lingui)	薑
	Lingchuan (Shuangzhou)	薑
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	薑
Waxiang	Luxi (Lijiatian)	薑
Wu	Shanghai	生薑, 薑
	Shanghai (Chongming)	生薑
	Suzhou	薑, 生薑
	Danyang	生薑
	Hangzhou	薑
	Ningbo	生薑, 薑
	Wenzhou	薑, 生薑
	Jinhua	生薑
Xiang	Changsha	薑, 生薑
	Loudi	薑
	Shuangfeng	生薑