告老

Chinese

		to tell; to inform; to say	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
trad. (告老)		告	老
simp. #(告老)		告	老

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gàolǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou³ lou⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kò͘-nó͘ / kò-ló / kò-nó͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gàolǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gàolǎo
    • Wade–Giles: kao⁴-lao³
    • Yale: gàu-lǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gawlao
    • Palladius: гаолао (gaolao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou³ lou⁵
    • Yale: gou lóuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou³ lou⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou³ lou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯³³ lou̯¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò͘-nó͘
    • Tâi-lô: kòo-nóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kornor
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ nɔ̃⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò-ló
    • Tâi-lô: kò-ló
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koirloir
    • IPA (Taipei): /ko¹¹⁻⁵³ lo⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ lɤ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ko²¹⁻⁵³ lo⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò-nó͘
    • Tâi-lô: kò-nóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koirnor
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ nɔ̃⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ko¹¹⁻⁵³ nɔ̃⁵³/

Verb

告老

1. to retire on account of age

Usage notes

In premodern China, 告老 (gàolǎo) mostly referred to the retirement of government officials; now it is used for any kind of occupation.

Derived terms

• 告老歸田／告老归田
• 告老還鄉／告老还乡 (gàolǎohuánxiāng)