"老話" meaning in Chinese

See 老話 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɑɻ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵¹/, /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɑɻ⁵¹/ Chinese transliterations: lǎohuà [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], lǎohuà [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], lǎohuà [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], lao³-hua⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], lǎu-hwà [Mandarin, Yale, standard], laohuah [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], лаохуа [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], laoxua [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], lǎohuàr [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋㄦ [Mandarin, bopomofo], lǎohuàr [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], lao³-hua⁴-ʼrh [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], lǎu-hwàr [Mandarin, Yale], laohuall [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], лаохуар [Mandarin, Palladius], laoxuar [Mandarin, Palladius] Forms: 老话
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 老話
  1. old saying; proverb
    Sense id: en-老話-zh-noun-PW-FRA3z
  2. remark about the old days Categories (topical): Talking
    Sense id: en-老話-zh-noun-0cAoRoUr Disambiguation of Talking: 11 89 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96
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          "english": "There is an old Chinese saying, “How can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger's lair?” This saying holds true for human's practice and it also holds true for the theory of knowledge.",
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          "ref": " 1937, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《實踐論》 (On Practice), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition",
          "roman": "Zhōngguórén yǒu yī jù lǎohuà: “Bù rù hǔxué, yān dé hǔzǐ.” Zhè jù huà duìyú rénmen de shíjiàn shì zhēnlǐ, duìyú rènshilùn yě shì zhēnlǐ.",
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          "text": "中國人有一句老話:「不入虎穴,焉得虎子。」這句話對於人們的實踐是真理,對於認識論也是真理。",
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      "zh-pron": "lǎohuà"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ"
    },
    {
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǎohuà"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǎohuà"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lao³-hua⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǎu-hwà"
    },
    {
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "laohuah"
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        "Mandarin",
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        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "лаохуа"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laoxua"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǎohuàr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋㄦ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǎohuàr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lao³-hua⁴-ʼrh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǎu-hwàr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laohuall"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "лаохуар"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laoxuar"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɑɻ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɑɻ⁵¹/"
    }
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  "word": "老話"
}
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          "roman": "Zhōngguórén yǒu yī jù lǎohuà: “Bù rù hǔxué, yān dé hǔzǐ.” Zhè jù huà duìyú rénmen de shíjiàn shì zhēnlǐ, duìyú rènshilùn yě shì zhēnlǐ.",
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          "text": "中國人有一句老話:「不入虎穴,焉得虎子。」這句話對於人們的實踐是真理,對於認識論也是真理。",
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          "roman": "Zhōngguórén yǒu yī jù lǎohuà: “Bù rù hǔxué, yān dé hǔzǐ.” Zhè jù huà duìyú rénmen de shíjiàn shì zhēnlǐ, duìyú rènshilùn yě shì zhēnlǐ.",
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
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      "zh-pron": "lǎohuà"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
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      "zh-pron": "lao³-hua⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǎu-hwà"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "laohuah"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "лаохуа"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laoxua"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "lǎohuàr"
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋㄦ"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǎohuàr"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lao³-hua⁴-ʼrh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǎu-hwàr"
    },
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    },
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    },
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        "Palladius"
      ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɑɻ⁵¹/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵¹/"
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      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɑɻ⁵¹/"
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