食老

Chinese

		eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
trad. (食老)		食	老
simp. ^#(食老)		食	老
alternative forms		噍老吃老

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chia̍h-lāu

Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chia̍h-lāu
  - Tâi-lô: tsia̍h-lāu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciaqlau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lau²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² lau⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ lau²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ lau³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lau³³/

Noun

食老

(Southern Min) old age

Synonyms

夕陽／夕阳 (xīyáng) (figurative)
尾梢 (Xiamen Hokkien)
晚年 (wǎnnián)
暮年 (mùnián)
白頭／白头 (báitóu) (figurative)
皓首 (hàoshǒu) (literary, figurative)
老年 (lǎonián)
老年期 (lǎoniánqī)
衰年 (shuāinián) (literary)
遲暮／迟暮 (chímù) (literary)
餘年／余年 (yúnián)

Derived terms

少年袂曉想，食老毋成樣／少年袂晓想，食老毋成样 (siàu-liân bē-hiáu siūⁿ, chia̍h-lāu m̄-chiâⁿ-iūⁿ)

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