告老還鄉

Chinese

		to retire on account of age	to return to one's hometown; to return home; to retire from public life
trad. (告老還鄉)		告老	還鄉
simp. (告老还乡)		告老	还乡

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gàolǎohuánxiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou³ lou⁵ waan⁴ hoeng¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gàolǎohuánxiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gàolǎohuánsiang
  - Wade–Giles: kao⁴-lao³-huan²-hsiang¹
  - Yale: gàu-lǎu-hwán-syāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gawlaohwanshiang
  - Palladius: гаолаохуаньсян (gaolaoxuanʹsjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯än³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou³ lou⁵ waan⁴ hoeng¹
  - Yale: gou lóuh wàahn hēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou³ lou⁵ waan⁴ hoeng¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gou³ lou⁵ wan⁴ hêng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯³³ lou̯¹³ waːn²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

告老還鄉

(of an official) to retire and return to one's native place

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