養老院

See also: 养老院

Chinese

		to support the elderly; to enjoy retirement	courtyard; institution
trad. (養老院)		養老	院
simp. (养老院)		养老	院

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǎnglǎoyuàn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄩㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁵ lou⁵ jyun^6-2
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ióng-ló-īⁿ / ióng-nó͘-īⁿ / iáng-ló-īⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǎnglǎoyuàn [Phonetic: yánglǎoyuàn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄩㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǎnglǎoyuàn
  - Wade–Giles: yang³-lao³-yüan⁴
  - Yale: yǎng-lǎu-ywàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanglaoyuann
  - Palladius: янлаоюань (janlaojuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: joeng⁵ lou⁵ jyun^6-2
  - Yale: yéuhng lóuh yún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁵ lou⁵ jyn^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁵ lou⁵ yun^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ¹³ lou̯¹³ jyːn²²⁻³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ióng-ló-īⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: ióng-ló-īnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iofngloy'vi
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ĩ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ĩ³³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ióng-nó͘-īⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: ióng-nóo-īnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iofngnof'vi
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ĩ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ nɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ĩ³³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iáng-ló-īⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: iáng-ló-īnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iafngloy'vi
  - IPA (Taipei): /iaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ĩ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iaŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ĩ³³/

Noun

養老院

aged care facility; nursing home (Classifier: 家; 間／间)

Synonyms

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休養所 / 休养所 (xiūyǎngsuǒ)
安老院 (ānlǎoyuàn) (Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore)
安養院 / 安养院 (ānyǎngyuàn) (chiefly Taiwan)
敬老院 (jìnglǎoyuàn)
療養院 / 疗养院 (liáoyǎngyuàn)