老衲

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	cassock; to line
trad. (老衲)		老	衲
simp. #(老衲)		老	衲

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎonà

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ naap⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎonà
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎonà
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-na⁴
    • Yale: lǎu-nà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laonah
    • Palladius: лаона (laona)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ naap⁶
    • Yale: lóuh naahp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ naap⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ nab⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ naːp̚²/

Noun

老衲

1. (literary) elderly Buddhist monk

Synonyms

• 老僧 (lǎosēng)

Pronoun

老衲

1. (dated) A form of self-address used by old monks.
2. (neologism, slang, humorous) an experienced and senile person who has seen it all, referring to oneself.