啃老
Chinese
| to gnaw; to nibble; to bite | old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (啃老) | 啃 | 老 | |
| simp. #(啃老) | 啃 | 老 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: kěnlǎo [Phonetic: kénlǎo]
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄣˇ ㄌㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kěnlǎo
- Wade–Giles: kʻên3-lao3
- Yale: kěn-lǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keenlao
- Palladius: кэньлао (kɛnʹlao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: kěnlǎor [Phonetic: kénlǎor]
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄣˇ ㄌㄠˇㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kěnlǎor
- Wade–Giles: kʻên3-lao3-ʼrh
- Yale: kěn-lǎur
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keenlaol
- Palladius: кэньлаор (kɛnʹlaor)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ laʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hang2 lou5
- Yale: háng lóuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: hang2 lou5
- Guangdong Romanization: heng2 lou5
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐŋ³⁵ lou̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
啃老
Derived terms
- 啃老族 (kěnlǎozú)