老先生

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	one who was born earlier; mister; sir one who was born earlier; mister; sir; gentleman
simp. and trad. (老先生)		老	先生

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎoxiānshēng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ sin¹ saang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: lǎoxiānshēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢㄕㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoshiansheng
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ sin¹ saang¹
  - Yale: lóuh sīn sāang
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ sin¹ saang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ xin¹ sang¹
  - IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ siːn⁵⁵ säːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

老先生

old gentleman, venerable sir

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