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養老院

養老院

See also: 养老院

Chinese

		to support the elderly	courtyard; institution
trad. (養老院)		養老	院
simp. (养老院)		养老	院

Noun

養老院

nursing home

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yǎnglǎoyuàn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄩㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁵ lou⁵ jyun^6-2
Min Nan (POJ): iáng-ló-īⁿ / ióng-ló-īⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǎnglǎoyuàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄩㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanglaoyuann
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ y̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: joeng⁵ lou⁵ jyun^6-2
  - Yale: yéuhng lóuh yún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁵ lou⁵ jyn^6-2
  - IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ¹³ lou̯¹³ jyːn²²⁻³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iáng-ló-īⁿ / ióng-ló-īⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: iáng-ló-īnn / ióng-ló-īnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iafngloy'vi, iofngloy'vi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ĩ²²/, /iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ĩ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iaŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lɤ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ĩ⁴¹/, /iɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lɤ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ĩ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ĩ²²/, /iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ĩ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ĩ³³/, /iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ĩ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iaŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ĩ³³/, /iɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ĩ³³/