老規矩

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	compass and carpenter's square; rule; custom compass and carpenter's square; rule; custom; established practice
trad. (老規矩)		老	規矩
simp. (老规矩)		老	规矩

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎoguījǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄐㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ kwai¹ geoi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoguījǔ → lǎoguīju (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄐㄩˇ → ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟ ˙ㄐㄩ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎogueijyů
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-kuei¹-chü⁵
    • Yale: lǎu-gwēi-jyu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoguei.jeu
    • Palladius: лаогуйцзюй (laogujczjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥y²/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ kwai¹ geoi²
    • Yale: lóuh kwāi géui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ kwai¹ goey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ kuei¹ gêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ kɵy̯³⁵/

Noun

老規矩

1. old rules and regulations; convention; established custom or practice

Synonyms

• 老例 (lǎolì)
• 舊例／旧例 (jiùlì)
• (Hakka) 老俗