老實

See also: 老实

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid
trad. (老實)		老	實
simp. (老实)		老	实

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎoshí

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ sat⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ló-sṳ̍t
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): láu-si̍t

(Teochew, Peng'im): lao² sig⁸

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoshí → lǎoshi (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄕˊ → ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoshi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: lao³-shih⁵
  - Yale: lǎu-shr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lao.shyr
  - Palladius: лаоши (laoši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/ → /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ ʂʐ̩⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ sat⁶
  - Yale: lóuh saht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ sat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ sed⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ sɐt̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ló-sṳ̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: lo` siid
  - Hagfa Pinyim: lo³ sid⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /lo³¹ sɨt̚⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu-si̍t
  - Tâi-lô: láu-si̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lawsit
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sit̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sit̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sit̚⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: lao² sig⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: láu si̍k
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lau⁵²⁻³⁵ sik̚⁴/

Adjective

老實

honest; genuine
frank; blunt
disciplined; well-behaved
(euphemistic) naive; simple-minded; gullible

Synonyms

(honest):

允 (Classical Chinese)
實在／实在
實誠／实诚 (shíchéng) (colloquial)
悃誠／悃诚 (kǔnchéng) (literary)
慥慥 (zàozào) (literary)
懇切／恳切 (kěnqiè)
殷切 (yīnqiè)
熱誠／热诚 (rèchéng)
真心 (zhēnxīn)
真摯／真挚 (zhēnzhì)
真誠／真诚 (zhēnchéng)
虔心 (qiánxīn)
親切／亲切 (qīnqiè)
誠信／诚信 (chéngxìn)
誠實／诚实 (chéngshí)
誠心／诚心 (chéngxīn)
誠懇／诚恳 (chéngkěn)
誠摯／诚挚 (chéngzhì)
諄諄／谆谆 (zhūnzhūn) (of teaching)
赤忱 (chìchén) (literary)
赤誠／赤诚 (chìchéng)

(frank):

了當／了当 (liǎodàng)
坦率 (tǎnshuài)
坦白 (tǎnbái)
實誠／实诚 (shíchéng) (colloquial)
忠厚 (zhōnghòu)
憨厚 (hānhòu)
憨實／憨实 (hānshí)
憨直 (hānzhí)
敞快 (chǎngkuai)
暢快／畅快 (chàngkuài)
樸實／朴实 (pǔshí)
爽快 (shuǎngkuài)
爽朗 (shuǎnglǎng)
爽直 (shuǎngzhí)
率直 (shuàizhí)
疏朗 (shūlǎng) (literary)
痛快 (tòngkuài)
直爽 (zhíshuǎng)
直率 (zhíshuài)
直白 (zhíbái)

(naive):

單純／单纯 (dānchún)
忠厚 (zhōnghòu)
清亮
純摯／纯挚 (chúnzhì) (formal)
純正／纯正 (chúnzhèng)
純潔／纯洁 (chúnjié)
純真／纯真 (chúnzhēn)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “honest”): 偽善／伪善 (wěishàn, wèishàn), 虛偽／虚伪 (xūwěi, xūwèi)

Derived terms

忠厚老實／忠厚老实
老實巴交／老实巴交 (lǎoshibājiāo)
老實說／老实说
老老實實／老老实实

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