老成

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth
trad. (老成)		老	成
simp. ^#(老成)		老	成

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎochéng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄔㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ sing⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ló-sṳ̀n
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): nó͘-sêng / ló-sêng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǎochéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄔㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lǎochéng
  - Wade–Giles: lao³-chʻêng²
  - Yale: lǎu-chéng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laocherng
  - Palladius: лаочэн (laočɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ sing⁴
  - Yale: lóuh sìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ sing⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ xing⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ sɪŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ló-sṳ̀n
  - Hakka Romanization System: lo` siinˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: lo³ sin²
  - Sinological IPA: /lo³¹ sɨn¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nó͘-sêng
  - Tâi-lô: nóo-sîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: nofseeng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /nɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɪŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ló-sêng
  - Tâi-lô: ló-sîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: loyseeng
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²³/

Adjective

老成

experienced and steady; advanced in years and virtue; mature; sophisticated
老成凋謝／老成凋谢 ― lǎochéng diāoxiè ― An old and virtuous person has passed away.
(literary) skilfully written

Synonyms

(experienced):

宿投 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
幹練／干练 (gànliàn)
精幹／精干 (jīnggàn)
精悍 (jīnghàn)
老到 (lǎodào)
老練／老练 (lǎoliàn)
老辦／老办 (lō̤-bâing) (Eastern Min)

Derived terms

久慣老成／久惯老成
少年老成
歷練老成／历练老成
波瀾老成／波澜老成
練達老成／练达老成
老成之見／老成之见
老成人
老成凋謝／老成凋谢
老成持重 (lǎochéng chízhòng)
老成穩重／老成稳重
老成練達／老成练达
老成見到／老成见到
老老成成
龍頭屬老成／龙头属老成

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (老成):

→ Japanese: 老成(ろうせい) (rōsei)
→ Korean: 로성(老成) (roseong), 노성(老成) (noseong)
→ Vietnamese: lão thành (老成)

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