老實

See also: 老实

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid
trad. (老實)		老	實
simp. (老实)		老	实

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎoshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄕˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ sat⁶
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): ló-sṳ̍t

  (Hailu, HRS): lo^ˊ shid^ˋ

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): láu-si̍t

  (Teochew, Peng'im): lao² sig⁸ / lao² sêg⁸

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoshí → lǎoshi (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄕˊ → ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoshi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-shih⁵
    • Yale: lǎu-shr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lao.shyr
    • Palladius: лаоши (laoši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/ → /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ ʂʐ̩⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ sat⁶
    • Yale: lóuh saht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ sat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ sed⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ sɐt̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ló-sṳ̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: lo^ˋ siid
    • Hagfa Pinyim: lo³ sid⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /lo³¹ sɨt̚⁵/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: lo^ˊ shid^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /lo²⁴⁻³³ ʃit²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu-si̍t
    • Tâi-lô: láu-si̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lawsit
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sit̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sit̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sit̚⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: lao² sig⁸ / lao² sêg⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: láu si̍k / láu se̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lau⁵²⁻³⁵ sik̚⁴/, /lau⁵²⁻³⁵ sek̚⁴/

Note: lao2 sêg8 - Jieyang.

Adjective

老實

1. honest; genuine
2. frank; blunt
3. disciplined; well-behaved
4. (euphemistic) naive; simple-minded; gullible

Synonyms

• (honest):

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• 允 (Classical Chinese)
• 實在／实在
• 實誠／实诚 (shíchéng) (colloquial)
• 悃誠／悃诚 (kǔnchéng) (literary)
• 慥慥 (zàozào) (literary)
• 懇切／恳切 (kěnqiè)
• 殷切 (yīnqiè)
• 熱誠／热诚 (rèchéng)
• 真心 (zhēnxīn)
• 真摯／真挚 (zhēnzhì)
• 真誠／真诚 (zhēnchéng)
• 虔心 (qiánxīn)
• 親切／亲切 (qīnqiè)
• 誠信／诚信 (chéngxìn)
• 誠實／诚实 (chéngshí)
• 誠心／诚心 (chéngxīn)
• 誠懇／诚恳 (chéngkěn)
• 誠摯／诚挚 (chéngzhì)
• 諄諄／谆谆 (zhūnzhūn) (of teaching)
• 赤忱 (chìchén) (literary)
• 赤誠／赤诚 (chìchéng)

 

• (frank):

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• 了當／了当 (liǎodàng)
• 坦率 (tǎnshuài)
• 坦白 (tǎnbái)
• 實誠／实诚 (shíchéng) (colloquial)
• 忠厚 (zhōnghòu)
• 憨厚 (hānhòu)
• 憨實／憨实 (hānshí)
• 憨直 (hānzhí)
• 敞快 (chǎngkuai)
• 暢快／畅快 (chàngkuài)
• 樸實／朴实 (pǔshí)
• 爽快 (shuǎngkuài)
• 爽朗 (shuǎnglǎng)
• 爽直 (shuǎngzhí)
• 率直 (shuàizhí)
• 疏朗 (shūlǎng) (literary)
• 痛快 (tòngkuài)
• 直爽 (zhíshuǎng)
• 直率 (zhíshuài)
• 直白 (zhíbái)

 

• (naive):

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• 單純／单纯 (dānchún)
• 忠厚 (zhōnghòu)
• 清亮
• 純摯／纯挚 (chúnzhì) (formal)
• 純正／纯正 (chúnzhèng)
• 純潔／纯洁 (chúnjié)
• 純真／纯真 (chúnzhēn)

 

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “honest”): 偽善／伪善 (wěishàn, wèishàn), 虛偽／虚伪 (xūwěi, xūwèi)

Derived terms

• 忠厚老實／忠厚老实
• 老實巴交／老实巴交 (lǎoshibājiāo)
• 老實說／老实说
• 老老實實／老老实实