"老撾" meaning in All languages combined

See 老撾 on Wiktionary

Proper name [Chinese]

IPA: /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɔ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ä⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /lou̯¹³ wɔː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /lou̯¹³ kʷɔː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ o⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen, Zhangzhou], /lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ o³³/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /lau²²⁻²¹ o⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɔ⁵⁵/, /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ä⁵⁵/, /lou̯¹³ wɔː⁵⁵/, /lou̯¹³ kʷɔː⁵⁵/, /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ o⁴⁴/, /lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ o³³/, /lau²²⁻²¹ o⁴⁴/, /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: Lǎowō [Mandarin, Pinyin], Lǎozhuā [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄌㄠˇ ㄨㄛ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄌㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄚ [Mandarin, bopomofo], lou⁵ wo¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], lou⁵ gwo¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], Láu-o, Lāu-o, Láu-choa, Lǎowō [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], Lǎowo [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], Lao³-wo¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], Lǎu-wō [Mandarin, Yale], Laouo [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], Лаово [Mandarin, Palladius], Laovo [Mandarin, Palladius], Lǎozhuā [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], Lǎojhua [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], Lao³-chua¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], Lǎu-jwā [Mandarin, Yale], Laojua [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], Лаочжуа [Mandarin, Palladius], Laočžua [Mandarin, Palladius], lóuh wō [Cantonese, Yale], lóuh gwō [Cantonese, Yale], lou⁵ wo¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], lou⁵ gwo¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], lou⁵ wo¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], lou⁵ guo¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], Láu-o [Hokkien, POJ], Láu-o [Hokkien, Tai-lo], lawoy [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], Lāu-o [Hokkien, POJ], Lāu-o [Hokkien, Tai-lo], lauxoy [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], Láu-choa [Hokkien, POJ], Láu-tsua [Hokkien, Tai-lo], lawzoaf [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Etymology: Attested since the Ming dynasty, with the second character pronounced like zhuā. Its usage was gradually surpassed by 寮國, until it was reintroduced as the official name for Laos in the 1950s by PRC marshal Chen Yi. The wō pronunciation for the second character is relatively recent (from the 1960s), most likely since 老撾 as a whole was re-interpreted as a transcription of Lao ລາວ (lāo, “Lao”). The first character 老 (lǎo) is from Lao ລາວ (lāo), the autonym of the Lao people. The origin of the second character is less clear: * According to Dianlüe (滇略), written by the Ming dynasty writer Xie Zhaozhe (謝肇淛), 撾 is a corruption of 爪 (zhuǎ, “animal claws (which the Lao people used as ornaments)”). * Alternatively, modern writer Cai Wencong (蔡文欉) postulates that 撾 comes from Lao ຊວາ (suā, “Sua, the ancient name of Luang Prabang”). Etymology templates: {{zh-l|*寮國}} 寮國, {{lang|zh|老撾}} 老撾, {{cog|lo|ລາວ||Lao}} Lao ລາວ (lāo, “Lao”), {{zh-l|老}} 老 (lǎo), {{der|zh|lo|ລາວ}} Lao ລາວ (lāo), {{zh-l|滇略}} 滇略, {{lw|zh|謝肇淛}} 謝肇淛, {{zh-l|*撾}} 撾, {{zh-l|爪|animal claws (which the Lao people used as ornaments)}} 爪 (zhuǎ, “animal claws (which the Lao people used as ornaments)”), {{lang|zh|蔡文欉}} 蔡文欉, {{zh-l|*撾}} 撾, {{cog|lo|ຊວາ||Sua, the ancient name of Luang Prabang}} Lao ຊວາ (suā, “Sua, the ancient name of Luang Prabang”) Head templates: {{head|zh|proper noun}} 老撾
  1. (chiefly Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore) Laos (a country in Southeast Asia) Wikipedia link: Chen Yi (marshal), Ming dynasty, Muang Sua Tags: Hong-Kong, Macau, Mainland-China, Malaysia, Singapore Categories (place): Countries, Countries in Asia, Laos Derived forms: 老撾人 (lǎowōrén), 老挝人 (lǎowōrén), 老撾人民民主共和國 (Lǎowō Rénmín Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó), 老挝人民民主共和国 (Lǎowō Rénmín Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó), 老撾語 (lǎowōyǔ), 老挝语 (lǎowōyǔ)
    Sense id: en-老撾-zh-name-9tVWdIcT Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Hong Kong Chinese, Macanese Chinese, Mainland China Chinese, Malaysian Chinese, Mandarin terms with multiple pronunciations, Singapore Chinese Synonyms: 老撾 Mainland China [formal, Standard-Chinese], Hong Kong [formal, Standard-Chinese], Malaysia [formal, Standard-Chinese], Singapore [formal, Standard-Chinese], 寮國 Taiwan [formal, Standard-Chinese], 寮國 [Mandarin, Taiwan], 老撾 [Mandarin, Malaysia], 寮國 [Mandarin, Malaysia], 老撾 [Mandarin, Singapore], 寮國 [Mandarin, Singapore], 老撾 [Mandarin], 寮國 [Mandarin], 老撾 [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], 寮國 now uncommon [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], 寮國 [Cantonese, Guangfu], 老撾 [Cantonese], 老撾 [Cantonese, Taishan], 老撾 [Xiamen], 老撾 [Quanzhou], 老撾 [Zhangzhou], 寮國 [Hokkien, Penang]

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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Lǎowō"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Lǎozhuā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄠˇ ㄨㄛ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄚ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ wo¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ gwo¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "Láu-o"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "Lāu-o"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "Láu-choa"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Lǎowō"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Lǎowo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Lao³-wo¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Lǎu-wō"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Laouo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Лаово"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Laovo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɔ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Lǎozhuā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Lǎojhua"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Lao³-chua¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Lǎu-jwā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Laojua"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Лаочжуа"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Laočžua"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ä⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lóuh wō"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lóuh gwō"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ wo¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ gwo¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ wo¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ guo¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ wɔː⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ kʷɔː⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Láu-o"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Láu-o"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lawoy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ o⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ o³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Lāu-o"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Lāu-o"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lauxoy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau²²⁻²¹ o⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Láu-choa"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Láu-tsua"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lawzoaf"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "/ Lāu-o /"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɔ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ä⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ wɔː⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ kʷɔː⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ o⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ o³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau²²⁻²¹ o⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "老撾"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "lǎowōrén",
      "word": "老撾人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lǎowōrén",
      "word": "老挝人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Lǎowō Rénmín Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó",
      "word": "老撾人民民主共和國"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Lǎowō Rénmín Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó",
      "word": "老挝人民民主共和国"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lǎowōyǔ",
      "word": "老撾語"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lǎowōyǔ",
      "word": "老挝语"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "za",
            "2": "Laujvoh",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Zhuang: Laujvoh",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Zhuang: Laujvoh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*寮國"
      },
      "expansion": "寮國",
      "name": "zh-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "老撾"
      },
      "expansion": "老撾",
      "name": "lang"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lo",
        "2": "ລາວ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "Lao"
      },
      "expansion": "Lao ລາວ (lāo, “Lao”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "老"
      },
      "expansion": "老 (lǎo)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "lo",
        "3": "ລາວ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lao ລາວ (lāo)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "滇略"
      },
      "expansion": "滇略",
      "name": "zh-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "謝肇淛"
      },
      "expansion": "謝肇淛",
      "name": "lw"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*撾"
      },
      "expansion": "撾",
      "name": "zh-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "爪",
        "2": "animal claws (which the Lao people used as ornaments)"
      },
      "expansion": "爪 (zhuǎ, “animal claws (which the Lao people used as ornaments)”)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "蔡文欉"
      },
      "expansion": "蔡文欉",
      "name": "lang"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*撾"
      },
      "expansion": "撾",
      "name": "zh-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lo",
        "2": "ຊວາ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "Sua, the ancient name of Luang Prabang"
      },
      "expansion": "Lao ຊວາ (suā, “Sua, the ancient name of Luang Prabang”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Attested since the Ming dynasty, with the second character pronounced like zhuā. Its usage was gradually surpassed by 寮國, until it was reintroduced as the official name for Laos in the 1950s by PRC marshal Chen Yi. The wō pronunciation for the second character is relatively recent (from the 1960s), most likely since 老撾 as a whole was re-interpreted as a transcription of Lao ລາວ (lāo, “Lao”).\nThe first character 老 (lǎo) is from Lao ລາວ (lāo), the autonym of the Lao people.\nThe origin of the second character is less clear:\n* According to Dianlüe (滇略), written by the Ming dynasty writer Xie Zhaozhe (謝肇淛), 撾 is a corruption of 爪 (zhuǎ, “animal claws (which the Lao people used as ornaments)”).\n* Alternatively, modern writer Cai Wencong (蔡文欉) postulates that 撾 comes from Lao ຊວາ (suā, “Sua, the ancient name of Luang Prabang”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
      "expansion": "老撾",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Cantonese proper nouns",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese proper nouns",
        "Chinese terms derived from Lao",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Hokkien lemmas",
        "Hokkien proper nouns",
        "Hong Kong Chinese",
        "Macanese Chinese",
        "Mainland China Chinese",
        "Malaysian Chinese",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin proper nouns",
        "Mandarin terms with multiple pronunciations",
        "Singapore Chinese",
        "zh:Countries",
        "zh:Countries in Asia",
        "zh:Laos"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Laos (a country in Southeast Asia)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Laos",
          "Laos#English:_Q819"
        ],
        [
          "Southeast Asia",
          "Southeast Asia#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore) Laos (a country in Southeast Asia)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Macau",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Malaysia",
        "Singapore"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Chen Yi (marshal)",
        "Ming dynasty",
        "Muang Sua"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Lǎowō"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Lǎozhuā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄠˇ ㄨㄛ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄚ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ wo¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ gwo¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "Láu-o"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "Lāu-o"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "Láu-choa"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Lǎowō"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Lǎowo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Lao³-wo¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Lǎu-wō"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Laouo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Лаово"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Laovo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɔ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Lǎozhuā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Lǎojhua"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Lao³-chua¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Lǎu-jwā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Laojua"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Лаочжуа"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Laočžua"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ä⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lóuh wō"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lóuh gwō"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ wo¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ gwo¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ wo¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ guo¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ wɔː⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ kʷɔː⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Láu-o"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Láu-o"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lawoy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ o⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ o³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Lāu-o"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Lāu-o"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lauxoy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau²²⁻²¹ o⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Láu-choa"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Láu-tsua"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lawzoaf"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "/ Lāu-o /"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɔ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ä⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ wɔː⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ kʷɔː⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ o⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ o³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau²²⁻²¹ o⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "老撾 Mainland China"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "Hong Kong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "Malaysia"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "Singapore"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "寮國 Taiwan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "Malaysia"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "Singapore"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "word": "寮國"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Malaysia"
      ],
      "word": "老撾"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Malaysia"
      ],
      "word": "寮國"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Singapore"
      ],
      "word": "老撾"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Singapore"
      ],
      "word": "寮國"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "word": "老撾"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "word": "寮國"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "word": "老撾"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "word": "寮國"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "word": "老撾"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "word": "老撾"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "word": "老撾"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "word": "寮國 now uncommon"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangfu"
      ],
      "word": "寮國"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "word": "老撾"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Taishan"
      ],
      "word": "老撾"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "老撾"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Quanzhou"
      ],
      "word": "老撾"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Zhangzhou"
      ],
      "word": "老撾"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Penang"
      ],
      "word": "寮國"
    }
  ],
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}
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