老伴

More information old; aged; venerableold; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix), partner; companion; associatepartner; companion; associate; to accompany; comrade ...

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	partner; companion; associate partner; companion; associate; to accompany; comrade
trad. (老伴)		老	伴
simp. ^#(老伴)		老	伴

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): láobàn

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˊ ㄅㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ bun⁶ / lou⁵ pun^5-2
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lāu-phōaⁿ / lǎu-phǒaⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: láobàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˊ ㄅㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: láobàn
  - Wade–Giles: lao²-pan⁴
  - Yale: láu-bàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laubann
  - Palladius: лаобань (laobanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯³⁵ pän⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (老伴兒 / 老伴儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: láobànr
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˊ ㄅㄢˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: láobànr
  - Wade–Giles: lao²-pan⁴-ʼrh
  - Yale: láu-bànr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lauball
  - Palladius: лаобаньр (laobanʹr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯³⁵ pɑɻ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ bun⁶ / lou⁵ pun^5-2
  - Yale: lóuh buhn / lóuh pún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ bun⁶ / lou⁵ pun^5-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ bun⁶ / lou⁵ pun^5-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ puːn²²/, /lou̯¹³ pʰuːn¹³⁻³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lāu-phōaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: lāu-phuānn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lauxphvoa
  - IPA (Taipei): /lau³³⁻¹¹ pʰuã³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lau³³⁻²¹ pʰuã³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /lau²²⁻²¹ pʰuã²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lǎu-phǒaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: lǎu-phuǎnn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lau²² pʰuã²²/

Noun

老伴

husband or wife (of an elderly couple)
old friend
(figurative) beloved things

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