長輩

See also: 长辈

Chinese

		long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop	contemporaries; generation; lifetime
trad. (長輩)		長	輩
simp. (长辈)		长	辈

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): zhǎngbèi

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄤˇ ㄅㄟˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zang³ bei⁴
Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng² bui³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chóng-pi
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tióng-pòe / tiáng-pòe
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): zhan³ bei⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhǎngbèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄤˇ ㄅㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhǎngbèi
  - Wade–Giles: chang³-pei⁴
  - Yale: jǎng-bèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaangbey
  - Palladius: чжанбэй (čžanbɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ peɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: zang³ bei⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zangbei
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saŋ⁵³ pei²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zoeng² bui³
  - Yale: jéung bui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng² bui³
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêng² bui³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːŋ³⁵ puːi̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chóng-pi
  - Hakka Romanization System: zong^ˋ bi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zong³ bi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡soŋ³¹ pi⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Jinjiang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tióng-pòe
  - Tâi-lô: tióng-puè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diofngpoex
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pue²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /tiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pue⁴¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pue²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pue¹¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiáng-pòe
  - Tâi-lô: tiáng-puè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diafngpoex
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pue²¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiaŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pue²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pue¹¹/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: zhan³ bei⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /ʈ͡ʂan⁴¹ pe̞i̯⁴⁵/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /t͡san⁴¹ pe̞i̯⁴⁵/

Noun

長輩

elder member of a family; older generation; senior; elder
(Taiwan, slang) breasts

Synonyms

(elder member):

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上一代 (shàng yīdài)
上輩 / 上辈 (shàngbèi)
先輩 / 先辈 (xiānbèi)
前輩 / 前辈 (qiánbèi)
老人 (lǎorén)
老勻 / 老匀 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
老輩 / 老辈 (lǎobèi)

(breasts):

Dialectal synonyms of 乳房 (“breast”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		乳
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		乳房
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	咂兒, 咂咂兒, 咂兒咂兒, 媽媽, 奶膀子, 奶子, 㜷㜷
	Taiwan	奶子, 咪咪 slang, 長輩 slang
	Langfang	咂咂兒
	Ulanhot	咂兒, 奶頭, 媽媽
	Tongliao	咂兒, 奶頭
	Chifeng	乳房
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	咂咂兒
	Harbin	奶子, 奶膀子, 咂兒, 咂咂兒, 媽兒媽兒
	Singapore	乳房
	Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)	奶膀子
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	個個
	Tangshan	悶兒
	Cangzhou	媽媽
	Baoding	媽媽
	Shijiazhuang	媽媽
	Jinan	媽媽, 奶
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	奶子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Qingdao	奶子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	奶
	Daming	媽媽
	Wanrong	奶
	Zhengzhou	媽
	Xi'an	奶頭, 奶
	Xining	奶頭
	Xuzhou	媽媽
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	高高
	Bayanhot	高高, 奶頭
	Lanzhou	苶苶
	Ürümqi	奶子, 高高
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	奶奶, 包子 humorous
	Wuhan	媽, 媽媽, 奶
	Guiyang	咪咪, 奶
	Kunming	奶
	Guilin	奶
	Liuzhou	奶
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	奶
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	奶
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	奶兒, 奶子
	Yangzhou	奶子
	Nantong	奶子
	Hefei	奶頭
	Chuzhou	媽頭子
Mandarin	Nanping (Yanping)	奶奶
Cantonese	Guangzhou	𢆡
	Hong Kong	𢆡, 胸, 波, 車頭燈
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	媽仔
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	媽仔
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	𢆡姑
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	𢆡姑
	Macau	奶
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	𢆡, 奶
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	𢆡
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	𢆡
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	𢆡
	Foshan	𢆡
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	奶
	Foshan (Shunde)	乳房
	Foshan (Sanshui)	𢆡
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	𢆡
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	𢆡
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	𢆡, 呢仔
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	𢆡, 奄
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	𢆡
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	奶
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	𢆡
	Taishan	𢆡
	Kaiping (Chikan)	𢆡
	Enping (Niujiang)	𢆡
	Heshan (Yayao)	𢆡
	Dongguan	𢆡, 奶
	Shaoguan	奶
	Yunfu	𢆡
	Yangjiang	𢆡
	Xinyi	𢆡
	Nanning	奶
	Wuzhou	奶
	Yulin	𢆡
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	𢆡, 奶
	Singapore (Guangfu)	波
Gan	Nanchang	奶
	Lichuan	奶
	Pingxiang	奶
Hakka	Meixian	奶菇, 奶牯
	Xingning	奶菇, 奶
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	奶
	Huiyang	奶菇
	Huidong (Daling)	奶菇, 奶
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	奶牯
	Boluo (Bendihua)	奶
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	奶牯
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	奶
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	奶菇
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	奶
	Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)	奶牯
	Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)	奶
	Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)	奶牯
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	奶
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	奶房, 奶
	Liannan	奶
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	奶
	Jiexi	奶菇
	Changting	奶
	Wuping	奶菇
	Wuping (Pingyu)	奶菇
	Ninghua	奶菇
	Yudu	奶
	Ruijin	奶
	Shicheng	奶菇, 奶
	Shangyou (Shexi)	波
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	奶菇
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	奶菇
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	奶菇
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	奶菇
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	奶菇
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	奶
	Hong Kong	奶菇
	Luchuan	奶
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	奶
	Sabah (Longchuan)	奶
	Senai (Huiyang)	奶菇
	Singkawang	奶, 奶菇
Huizhou	Jixi	奶, 奶脯
	Shexian	奶, 媽
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	奶
Jin	Taiyuan	奶, 奶奶
	Xinzhou	奶, 奶奶, 奶牛, 奶牛牛
	Taibus (Baochang)	奶
	Linhe	奶頭
	Jining	奶
	Hohhot	牛牛
	Baotou	奶
	Dongsheng	奶
	Haibowan	奶頭
	Zhangjiakou	媽媽
	Handan	妹妹
Northern Min	Jian'ou	奶, 奶脬, 奶座
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	奶奶, 奶
	Fuzhou (Changle)	奶奶
	Fuqing	奶奶
	Yongtai	奶
	Gutian	奶
	Fu'an	奶
	Ningde	奶
	Shouning	奶
	Zhouning	奶
	Fuding	奶
Southern Min	Xiamen	奶, 奶仔
	Quanzhou	奶, 奶仔
	Zhangzhou	奶, 奶仔
	Taipei	奶
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	奶仔
	Kaohsiung	奶
	Yilan	奶
	Changhua (Lukang)	奶
	Taichung	奶
	Taichung (Wuqi)	奶
	Tainan	奶
	Taitung	奶
	Hsinchu	奶
	Kinmen	奶
	Penghu (Magong)	奶
	Penang (Hokkien)	奶
	Singapore (Hokkien)	奶, 奶仔, 奶奶
	Manila (Hokkien)	奶仔
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	奶
	Chaozhou	奶
	Shantou	奶
	Jieyang	奶
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	奶
	Singapore (Teochew)	奶
	Wenchang	奶
	Haikou	奶
Puxian Min	Putian	奶
Puxian Min	Xianyou	奶
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	𢆡
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	奶頭
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	奶
Wu	Shanghai	奶, 奶奶
	Shanghai (Chongming)	奶
	Suzhou	奶奶
	Danyang	奶奶
	Hangzhou	奶奶
	Ningbo	奶奶脯, 奶脯, 奶奶
	Wenzhou	奶奶, 奶
	Jinhua	奶, 奶窠
Xiang	Changsha	奶子, 奶, 奶唧唧 childish, 唧唧 childish
	Xiangtan	奶痣婆
	Loudi	奶婆
	Shuangfeng	奶婆
	Hengyang	奶婆
	Quanzhou	奶婆, 奶

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “elder member”):

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下一代 (xià yīdài)
下勻 / 下匀 (Hokkien)
下輩 / 下辈 (xiàbèi)
小輩子 / 小辈子 (xiao³ bei⁴ zi³) (Sichuanese)
序細 / 序细 (Hokkien)
後輩 / 后辈 (hòubèi)
晚輩 / 晚辈 (wǎnbèi)
細輩 / 细辈 (soi³ buê³) (Teochew)