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長輩

長輩

See also: 长辈

Chinese

		long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop	contemporaries; generation; lifetime
trad. (長輩)		長	輩
simp. (长辈)		长	辈

Noun

長輩

elder member of a family; older generation; senior; elder

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhǎngbèi

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄤˇ ㄅㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng² bui³
Min Nan (POJ): tióng-pòe / tiáng-pòe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhǎngbèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄤˇ ㄅㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaangbey
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ peɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zoeng² bui³
  - Yale: jéung bui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng² bui³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕœːŋ³⁵ puːi̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tióng-pòe
  - Tâi-lô: tióng-puè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diofngpoex
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pue⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pue¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pue²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pue²¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiáng-pòe
  - Tâi-lô: tiáng-puè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diafngpoex
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pue¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiaŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pue²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pue²¹/