老喜 in All languages combined

IPA: /nau⁵³ ɕi⁵³/ [Chengdu, Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /nau⁵³ ɕi⁵³/ Chinese transliterations: nao³ xi³ [Chengdu, Mandarin, Pinyin, Sichuanese], laoxi [Chengdu, Latinxua-Sin-Wenz, Mandarin] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From the idea that being joyful is the opposite of misfortune, as 梅 (mei2, “surname Mei”) is homophonic with 霉 (mei2), perhaps related to 倒霉 (dǎoméi). Etymology templates: {{zh-l|梅|surname Mei|tr=mei2}} 梅 (mei2, “surname Mei”), {{zh-l|霉|tr=mei2}} 霉 (mei2), {{zh-l|倒霉}} 倒霉 (dǎoméi) Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 老喜

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    },
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the idea that being joyful is the opposite of misfortune, as 梅 (mei2, “surname Mei”) is homophonic with 霉 (mei2), perhaps related to 倒霉 (dǎoméi).",
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      "glosses": [
        "someone with the surname Mei (梅)"
      ],
      "id": "en-老喜-zh-noun-RZM21q5j",
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      ],
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "nao³ xi³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Chengdu",
        "Latinxua-Sin-Wenz",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laoxi"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nau⁵³ ɕi⁵³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "老喜"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "梅",
        "2": "surname Mei",
        "tr": "mei2"
      },
      "expansion": "梅 (mei2, “surname Mei”)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "霉",
        "tr": "mei2"
      },
      "expansion": "霉 (mei2)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "倒霉"
      },
      "expansion": "倒霉 (dǎoméi)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the idea that being joyful is the opposite of misfortune, as 梅 (mei2, “surname Mei”) is homophonic with 霉 (mei2), perhaps related to 倒霉 (dǎoméi).",
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        "2": "noun"
      },
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        "someone with the surname Mei (梅)"
      ],
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        [
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        ]
      ],
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      ],
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        "Sichuanese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "nao³ xi³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Chengdu",
        "Latinxua-Sin-Wenz",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laoxi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nau⁵³ ɕi⁵³/",
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        "Chengdu",
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nau⁵³ ɕi⁵³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "老喜"
}

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"老喜" meaning in All languages combined

Noun [Chinese]