老登

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	to go up; to climb; ascend to go up; to climb; ascend; mount; register; note; to publish; to issue; to record
trad. (老登)		老	登
simp. ^#(老登)		老	登

Etymology

Dialect. Originally predominantly written as 老燈／老灯 (lǎodēng), changes occurred around Joe Biden took office as the 46th president of United States, for his family name is transliterated as 拜登 (Bàidēng). Some suggest the eponym of this word is 登徒子 (dēngtúzǐ) (a fictional character in the classic story Master Tēng-t'u 《登徒子好色賦》, see Arthur Waley's translation for details), thereafter becoming an allusion and vernacular in some Mandarin dialects. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎodēng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄥ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǎodēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lǎodeng
  - Wade–Giles: lao³-têng¹
  - Yale: lǎu-dēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laodeng
  - Palladius: лаодэн (laodɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

老登

(Northeastern Mandarin, derogatory) old person
變態老登赫伯特／变态老登赫伯特 ― biàntài lǎodēng hèbótè ― Herbert the pervert (a character from Family Guy)

老登文學／老登文学 ― lǎodēng wénxué ― Literature with patriarchy narratives
(neologism, Internet slang, humorous, derogatory) Joe Biden

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