赤老

Chinese

		red; scarlet; bare red; scarlet; bare; naked	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
trad. (赤老)		赤	老
simp. #(赤老)		赤	老

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chìlǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄔˋ ㄌㄠˇ

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷tsheq-lau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chìlǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄔˋ ㄌㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chìhlǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih⁴-lao³
    • Yale: chr̀-lǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyhlao
    • Palladius: чилао (čilao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁷tsheq-lau
    • MiniDict: tsheh^入 lau
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴tsheq-lau
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sʰəʔ³³ lɔ⁴⁴/

Noun

赤老

1. (archaic, derogatory) soldier; military personnel
2. (Wu) Alternative form of 赤佬 (“ghost; contemptible person”)