老少平安

Chinese

		the young and the old	safe and sound; safe; peaceful safe and sound; safe; peaceful; peaceful and at ease
trad. (老少平安)		老少	平安
simp. ^#(老少平安)		老少	平安

Etymology

So named since the dish is suitable for the elderly and children.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎoshào píng'ān

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄠˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ siu³ ping⁴ on¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoshào píng'ān
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄠˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoshào píng-an
  - Wade–Giles: lao³-shao⁴ pʻing²-an¹
  - Yale: lǎu-shàu píng-ān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoshaw pyngan
  - Palladius: лаошао пинъань (laošao pinʺanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ siu³ ping⁴ on¹
  - Yale: lóuh siu pìhng ōn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ siu³ ping⁴ on¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ xiu³ ping⁴ on¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ siːu̯³³ pʰɪŋ²¹ ɔːn⁵⁵/

Noun

老少平安

steamed tofu with fish paste (a Cantonese dish)

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