"二老" meaning in Chinese

See 二老 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˀɤɻ⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jiː²² lou̯¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ˀɤɻ⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /jiː²² lou̯¹³/ Chinese transliterations: èrlǎo [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄦˋ ㄌㄠˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ji⁶ lou⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], èrlǎo [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], èrlǎo [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], êrh⁴-lao³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], èr-lǎu [Mandarin, Yale], elllao [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], эрлао [Mandarin, Palladius], erlao [Mandarin, Palladius], yih lóuh [Cantonese, Yale], ji⁶ lou⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yi⁶ lou⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 二老
  1. the two elderly parents Categories (topical): Parents
    Sense id: en-二老-zh-noun-kE77v0Eu Disambiguation of Parents: 57 19 25 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 11 44 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 40 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 36 36
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 二 (èr), 老 (lǎo).
    Sense id: en-二老-zh-noun-HnpZxPIT Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 11 44 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 40 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 36 36
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 二 (èr), 老 (lǎo).
    two elders; two venerable persons
    Sense id: en-二老-zh-noun-fnrBQSTT Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 11 44 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 40 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 36 36
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      "zh-pron": "ji⁶ lou⁵"
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      "zh-pron": "êrh⁴-lao³"
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