老鴉
Chinese
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
crow | ||
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trad. (老鴉) | 老 | 鴉 | |
simp. (老鸦) | 老 | 鸦 | |
alternative forms | 老鵶 老丫 Wu 老鴰/老鸹 Shanghainese; Eastern Min |
Pronunciation
Noun
老鴉
- (literary or dialectal) crow; raven
- 哥哥,不羞,不羞。我說不編就不編了,只管又變著老鴉怎的?你來聽麼? [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16th century CE
- Gēge, bùxiū, bùxiū. Wǒ shuō bù biān jiù bù biān le, zhǐguǎn yòu biàn zhe lǎoyā zěnde? Nǐ lái tīng me? [Pinyin]
- You're shameless, brother, shameless. I meant it when I said I wouldn't lie, so why've you turned into a crow? Come to listen to me?
哥哥,不羞,不羞。我说不编就不编了,只管又变着老鸦怎的?你来听么? [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 烏鴉 (“crow; raven”) [map]
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