"老牛吃嫩草" meaning in All languages combined

See 老牛吃嫩草 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ nən⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /lou̯¹³ ŋɐu̯²¹ hɛːk̚³ nyːn²² t͡sʰou̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ nən⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /lou̯¹³ ŋɐu̯²¹ hɛːk̚³ nyːn²² t͡sʰou̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: lǎoniú chī nèncǎo [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄔ ㄋㄣˋ ㄘㄠˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], lou⁵ ngau⁴ hek³ nyun⁶ cou² [Cantonese, Jyutping], lǎoniú chī nèncǎo [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], lǎonióu chih nèncǎo [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], lao³-niu² chʻih¹ nên⁴-tsʻao³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], lǎu-nyóu chr̄ nèn-tsǎu [Mandarin, Yale], laoniou chy nenntsao [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], лаоню чи нэньцао [Mandarin, Palladius], laonju či nɛnʹcao [Mandarin, Palladius], lóuh ngàuh hek nyuhn chóu [Cantonese, Yale], lou⁵ ngau⁴ hek⁸ nyn⁶ tsou² [Cantonese, Pinyin], lou⁵ ngeo⁴ hég³ nün⁶ cou² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 老牛吃嫩草
  1. May-December relationship; to rob the cradle; a romance where one partner is significantly older than the other Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 老牛吃嫩草 [formal, Standard-Chinese], 老牛吃嫩草 [Taiwan], 老牛食嫩草 [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], 老牛食嫩草 [Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli, Northern], 老牛食嫩草 [Hakka, Sixian, Pingtung], 老牛食嫩草 [Hakka, Hsinchu-County], 老牛食嫩草 [Hakka, Taichung], 老牛食嫩草 [Hakka, Yunlin] Related terms: 煲老藕 (bou1 lou5 ngau5) (english: when a young man dates an old woman) [Cantonese]
    Sense id: en-老牛吃嫩草-zh-phrase-uquXz5db Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
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          "roman": "Lìngwài yī ge lǎoniú chī nèncǎo bùhuì yǒu hǎo xiàchǎng de yuányīn shì niánlíng de dàigōu.",
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      "zh-pron": "lǎoniú chī nèncǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄔ ㄋㄣˋ ㄘㄠˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ ngau⁴ hek³ nyun⁶ cou²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǎoniú chī nèncǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǎonióu chih nèncǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lao³-niu² chʻih¹ nên⁴-tsʻao³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǎu-nyóu chr̄ nèn-tsǎu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laoniou chy nenntsao"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "лаоню чи нэньцао"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laonju či nɛnʹcao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ nən⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lóuh ngàuh hek nyuhn chóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ ngau⁴ hek⁸ nyn⁶ tsou²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ ngeo⁴ hég³ nün⁶ cou²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ ŋɐu̯²¹ hɛːk̚³ nyːn²² t͡sʰou̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ nən⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ ŋɐu̯²¹ hɛːk̚³ nyːn²² t͡sʰou̯³⁵/"
    }
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 牛",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 老",
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    {
      "tags": [
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        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄔ ㄋㄣˋ ㄘㄠˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ ngau⁴ hek³ nyun⁶ cou²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǎoniú chī nèncǎo"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǎonióu chih nèncǎo"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lao³-niu² chʻih¹ nên⁴-tsʻao³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǎu-nyóu chr̄ nèn-tsǎu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laoniou chy nenntsao"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "лаоню чи нэньцао"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laonju či nɛnʹcao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ nən⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "lóuh ngàuh hek nyuhn chóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ ngau⁴ hek⁸ nyn⁶ tsou²"
    },
    {
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ ngeo⁴ hég³ nün⁶ cou²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ ŋɐu̯²¹ hɛːk̚³ nyːn²² t͡sʰou̯³⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ nən⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ ŋɐu̯²¹ hɛːk̚³ nyːn²² t͡sʰou̯³⁵/"
    }
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      "word": "老牛吃嫩草"
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      "word": "老牛吃嫩草"
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      "word": "老牛食嫩草"
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        "Northern"
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      "word": "老牛食嫩草"
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      "word": "老牛食嫩草"
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