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老少咸宜

老少咸宜

Chinese

		the old and the young	to be suitable for anything or anyone
simp. and trad. (老少咸宜)		老少	咸宜

Idiom

老少咸宜

suitable for young and old

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): lǎoshàoxiányí

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ siu³ haam⁴ ji⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: lǎoshàoxiányí
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoshawshyanyi
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ i³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ siu³ haam⁴ ji⁴
  - Yale: lóuh siu hàahm yìh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ siu³ haam⁴ ji⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ siːu̯³³ hɑːm²¹ jiː²¹/