和事佬
Chinese
| to settle disputes | man; guy | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (和事佬) | 和事 | 佬 | |
| simp. #(和事佬) | 和事 | 佬 | |
| alternative forms | 和事老 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): wo4 si6 lou2
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pfs=fò-sṳ-ló
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hô-sū-ló
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: héshìlǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: héshìhlǎo
- Wade–Giles: ho2-shih4-lao3
- Yale: hé-shr̀-lǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hershyhlao
- Palladius: хэшилао (xɛšilao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xɤ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: héshìlǎor
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄠˇㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: héshìhlǎor
- Wade–Giles: ho2-shih4-lao3-ʼrh
- Yale: hé-shr̀-lǎur
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hershyhlaol
- Palladius: хэшилаор (xɛšilaor)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xɤ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ laʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wo4 si6 lou2
- Yale: wòh sih lóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: wo4 si6 lou2
- Guangdong Romanization: wo4 xi6 lou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɔː²¹ siː²² lou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pfs=fò-sṳ-ló
- Hakka Romanization System: bfs=foˇ sii loˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: bfs=fo2 si4 lo3
- Sinological IPA: /pfs=fo¹¹ sɨ⁵⁵ lo³¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hô-sū-ló
- Tâi-lô: hô-sū-ló
- Phofsit Daibuun: hoisuxloir
- IPA (Xiamen): /ho²⁴⁻²² su²²⁻²¹ lo⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ho²⁴⁻²² su⁴¹⁻²² lo⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ho¹³⁻²² su²²⁻²¹ lo⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /ho²⁴⁻¹¹ su³³⁻¹¹ lo⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɤ²³⁻³³ su³³⁻²¹ lɤ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
和事佬
- (colloquial) mediator; peacemaker (especially one that tries to achieve peace without principles)