老司機

See also: 老司机

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	driver; chauffeur
trad. (老司機)		老	司機
simp. (老司机)		老	司机

Etymology

The neologism usages are inspired by an Internet meme in Mainland China.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎosījī

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄙㄐㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ si¹ gei¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: lǎosījī
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄙㄐㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laosyji
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lǎosihji
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ si¹ gei¹
  - Yale: lóuh sī gēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ si¹ gei¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ xi¹ géi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ siː⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/

Noun

老司機

Sum of parts of 老 + 司機.: experienced vehicle driver
(Mainland China, slang, neologism) old hand; veteran; insider

Related terms

(neologism): 開車／开车 (kāichē)

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