養老院

See also: 养老院

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎnglǎoyuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄩㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁵ lou⁵ jyun^6-2
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ióng-ló-īⁿ / ióng-nó͘-īⁿ / iáng-ló-īⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎnglǎoyuàn [Phonetic: yánglǎoyuàn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄩㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎnglǎoyuàn
    • Wade–Giles: yang³-lao³-yüan⁴
    • Yale: yǎng-lǎu-ywàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanglaoyuann
    • Palladius: янлаоюань (janlaojuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: joeng⁵ lou⁵ jyun^6-2
    • Yale: yéuhng lóuh yún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁵ lou⁵ jyn^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁵ lou⁵ yun^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ¹³ lou̯¹³ jyːn²²⁻³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ióng-ló-īⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: ióng-ló-īnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iofngloy'vi
    • IPA (Taipei): /iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ĩ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ĩ³³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ióng-nó͘-īⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: ióng-nóo-īnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iofngnof'vi
    • IPA (Taipei): /iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ĩ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ nɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ĩ³³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iáng-ló-īⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: iáng-ló-īnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iafngloy'vi
    • IPA (Taipei): /iaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ĩ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iaŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ĩ³³/

Noun

養老院

1. aged care facility; nursing home (Classifier: 家; 間／间)

Synonyms

• 休養所／休养所 (xiūyǎngsuǒ)
• 安老院 (ānlǎoyuàn) (Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore)
• 安養院／安养院 (ānyǎngyuàn) (chiefly Taiwan)
• 敬老院 (jìnglǎoyuàn)
• 療養院／疗养院 (liáoyǎngyuàn)