老鳥

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	bird
trad. (老鳥)		老	鳥
simp. (老鸟)		老	鸟

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎoniǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ niu⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lāu-chiáu / lǎu-chiáu / láu-chiáu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoniǎo [Phonetic: láoniǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoniǎo
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-niao³
    • Yale: lǎu-nyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoneau
    • Palladius: лаоняо (laonjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoniǎor [Phonetic: láoniǎor]
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoniǎor
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-niao³-ʼrh
    • Yale: lǎu-nyǎur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoneaul
    • Palladius: лаоняор (laonjaor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ niu⁵
    • Yale: lóuh níuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ niu⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ niu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ niːu̯¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lāu-chiáu
    • Tâi-lô: lāu-tsiáu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lauxciao
    • IPA (Taipei): /lau³³⁻¹¹ t͡siau⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lau³³⁻²¹ t͡siau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /lau²²⁻²¹ t͡siau⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lǎu-chiáu
    • Tâi-lô: lǎu-tsiáu
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lau²² t͡siau⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu-chiáu
    • Tâi-lô: láu-tsiáu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lawciao
    • IPA (Taipei): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siau⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siau⁴¹/

Note: experienced and qualified person.

Noun

老鳥

1. (literally) old bird
2. (slang) old hand; veteran; experienced and qualified person
3. (slang, Internet) someone skillful in using the Internet (compared to a rookie)
4. (slang, derogatory) old fart

Synonyms

• (experienced and qualified person): 老油條／老油条 (lǎoyóutiáo), 老油子 (lǎoyóuzi); (Cantonese) 老屎窟; (Hokkien) 老鳥噼／老鸟噼, 老宿鳥／老宿鸟