老幾

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	how much; how many; several how much; how many; several; a few; almost
trad. (老幾)		老	幾
simp. (老几)		老	几

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎojǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ gei²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǎojǐ [Phonetic: láojǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lǎojǐ
  - Wade–Giles: lao³-chi³
  - Yale: lǎu-jǐ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laojii
  - Palladius: лаоцзи (laoczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ gei²
  - Yale: lóuh géi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ gei²
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ géi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ kei̯³⁵/

Noun

老幾

(refers to a person with an uncertain or queried rank in a hierarchy system) nth person
(colloquial, used negatively) an important person
你算老幾？／你算老几？ ― Nǐ suàn lǎojǐ? ― Who you do think you are?

Related terms

老大 (lǎodà)
老二 (lǎo'èr)

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