老實

See also: 老实

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid
trad. (老實)		老	實
simp. (老实)		老	实

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎoshí

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ sat⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ló-sṳ̍t

(Hailu, HRS): lo^ˊ shid^ˋ
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): láu-si̍t

(Teochew, Peng'im): lao² sig⁸ / lao² sêg⁸

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoshí → lǎoshi (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄕˊ → ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoshi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: lao³-shih⁵
  - Yale: lǎu-shr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lao.shyr
  - Palladius: лаоши (laoši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/ → /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ ʂʐ̩⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ sat⁶
  - Yale: lóuh saht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ sat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ sed⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ sɐt̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ló-sṳ̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: lo^ˋ siid
  - Hagfa Pinyim: lo³ sid⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /lo³¹ sɨt̚⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: lo^ˊ shid^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /lo²⁴⁻³³ ʃit²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu-si̍t
  - Tâi-lô: láu-si̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lawsit
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sit̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sit̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sit̚⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: lao² sig⁸ / lao² sêg⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: láu si̍k / láu se̍k
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lau⁵²⁻³⁵ sik̚⁴/, /lau⁵²⁻³⁵ sek̚⁴/

Note: lao2 sêg8 - Jieyang.

Adjective

老實

honest; genuine
frank; blunt
disciplined; well-behaved
(euphemistic) naive; simple-minded; gullible

Synonyms

(honest):

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允 (Classical Chinese)
實在／实在
實誠／实诚 (shíchéng) (colloquial)
悃誠／悃诚 (kǔnchéng) (literary)
慥慥 (zàozào) (literary)
懇切／恳切 (kěnqiè)
殷切 (yīnqiè)
熱誠／热诚 (rèchéng)
真心 (zhēnxīn)
真摯／真挚 (zhēnzhì)
真誠／真诚 (zhēnchéng)
虔心 (qiánxīn)
親切／亲切 (qīnqiè)
誠信／诚信 (chéngxìn)
誠實／诚实 (chéngshí)
誠心／诚心 (chéngxīn)
誠懇／诚恳 (chéngkěn)
誠摯／诚挚 (chéngzhì)
諄諄／谆谆 (zhūnzhūn) (of teaching)
赤忱 (chìchén) (literary)
赤誠／赤诚 (chìchéng)

(frank):

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了當／了当 (liǎodàng)
坦率 (tǎnshuài)
坦白 (tǎnbái)
實誠／实诚 (shíchéng) (colloquial)
忠厚 (zhōnghòu)
憨厚 (hānhòu)
憨實／憨实 (hānshí)
憨直 (hānzhí)
敞快 (chǎngkuai)
暢快／畅快 (chàngkuài)
樸實／朴实 (pǔshí)
爽快 (shuǎngkuài)
爽朗 (shuǎnglǎng)
爽直 (shuǎngzhí)
率直 (shuàizhí)
疏朗 (shūlǎng) (literary)
痛快 (tòngkuài)
直爽 (zhíshuǎng)
直率 (zhíshuài)
直白 (zhíbái)

(naive):

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單純／单纯 (dānchún)
忠厚 (zhōnghòu)
清亮
純摯／纯挚 (chúnzhì) (formal)
純正／纯正 (chúnzhèng)
純潔／纯洁 (chúnjié)
純真／纯真 (chúnzhēn)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “honest”): 偽善／伪善 (wěishàn, wèishàn), 虛偽／虚伪 (xūwěi, xūwèi)

Derived terms

Adverb

老實

honestly; frankly; bluntly
老實說／老实说 ― lǎoshí shuō ― to put it bluntly