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		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	bird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

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

(literally) old bird
(slang) old hand; veteran; experienced and qualified person
(slang, Internet) someone skillful in using the Internet (compared to a rookie)
(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

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