老來少

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	to come	young; few; little young; few; little; lack
trad. (老來少)		老	來	少
simp. (老来少)		老	来	少

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎoláishào

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄕㄠˋ
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶lau-le-sau

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoláishào
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄕㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoláishào
  - Wade–Giles: lao³-lai²-shao⁴
  - Yale: lǎu-lái-shàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laolaishaw
  - Palladius: лаолайшао (laolajšao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶lau-le-sau
  - MiniDict: lau^去 le sau
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³lau-le-sau
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /lɔ²² le⁵⁵ sɔ²¹/

Noun

老來少

person who is old in age but young at heart
(Shanghainese) amaranth

Synonyms

(amaranth): (Standard) 莧／苋 (xiàn)