老薑
Chinese
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
ginger | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (老薑) | 老 | 薑 | |
| simp. (老姜) | 老 | 姜 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): lou5 goeng1
- Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): lau3 giong1
- Northern Min (KCR): sē-gióng
- Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): laau5 giang1
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6lau-cian1
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): lau3 jian1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: lǎojiāng
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lǎojiang
- Wade–Giles: lao3-chiang1
- Yale: lǎu-jyāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laojiang
- Palladius: лаоцзян (laoczjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)+
- Jyutping: lou5 goeng1
- Yale: lóuh gēung
- Cantonese Pinyin: lou5 goeng1
- Guangdong Romanization: lou5 gêng1
- Sinological IPA (key): /lou̯¹³ kœːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)+
- Hakka
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sē-gióng
- Sinological IPA (key): /se⁵⁵ kiɔŋ⁵⁴/
- (Jian'ou)
- Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
- Jyutping++: laau5 giang1
- Sinological IPA (key): /lau²⁴ kiɐŋ⁵³/
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
- Wu
- Xiang
Noun
老薑
- old ginger; mature ginger
- (dialectal, in general) ginger
- (Cantonese) someone with experience; veteran; warhorse
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 老薑 (“old ginger; mature ginger”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 老薑 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 老薑 |
| Liuzhou | 老薑 | |
| Gan | Lichuan | 老薑 |
| Pingxiang | 老薑 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 老薑 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 老薑 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 薑母 |
| Quanzhou | 薑母 | |
| Zhangzhou | 薑母 | |
| Tainan | 薑母 | |
| Chaozhou | 薑母 | |
| Jieyang | 薑母 | |
| Haikou | 薑母 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 老薑 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 老薑 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 老薑 |
| Hengyang | 老生薑 | |
Dialectal synonyms of 薑 (“ginger”) [map]