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老人家

老人家

Chinese

		old person; the elderly	home; family; -ist home; family; -ist; -er; -ian; measure word for stores and schools
simp. and trad. (老人家)		老人	家

Noun

老人家

polite term for old man or woman; the elderly

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): lǎorénjiā

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ jan⁴ gaa¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ló-ngìn-kâ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: lǎorénjiā → lǎorénjia (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚ → ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoren.jia
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵/ → /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐən³⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯a̠³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ jan⁴ gaa¹
  - Yale: lóuh yàhn gā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ jan⁴ gaa¹
  - IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ jɐn²¹ kɑː⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ló-ngìn-kâ
  - Hakka Romanization System: lo` nginˇ ga´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: lo³ ngin² ga¹
  - IPA: /lo³¹ ɲin¹¹ ka²⁴/