歸老

Chinese

		to go back; to return	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
trad. (歸老)		歸	老
simp. (归老)		归	老

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guīlǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟ ㄌㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai¹ lou⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guīlǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟ ㄌㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gueilǎo
    • Wade–Giles: kuei¹-lao³
    • Yale: gwēi-lǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueilao
    • Palladius: гуйлао (gujlao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwai¹ lou⁵
    • Yale: gwāi lóuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwai¹ lou⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: guei¹ lou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ lou̯¹³/

Verb

歸老

1. to return to one's hometown for retirement from being an official