# 老家兒
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): lǎojiār
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚㄦ
* Mandarin
** (Beijing)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lǎojiār
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lǎojiar
*** Wade–Giles: lao$^3$-chia$^1$-ʼrh
*** Yale: lǎu-jyār
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laojial
*** Palladius: лаоцзяр (laoczjar)
*** Sinological IPA : /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

### Noun

老家兒
* (Beijing Mandarin) one's elders; senior; older generation
* (Beijing Mandarin) parents

#### Synonyms

* (older generation):
* 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)
* 長輩／长辈 (zhǎngbèi)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 父母, 爺娘, 怙恃, 雙親 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 父母, 雙親, 父母親 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 爹媽, 老家兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 爸媽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 爸媽, 家長 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 老的兒, 爹媽 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 老兒的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 媽爸 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 娘老子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 娘老子, 老漢們 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 娘老子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 娘老子, 媽老漢兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 媽老漢兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 娘老子, 兩老 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 娘老子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 娘老子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 娘老子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 爺娘 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 老豆老母 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 老豆老母, 爹哋媽咪, 阿爸阿媽 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 老子阿奶 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 爺娘 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 娘爺 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 爺哀 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 爺哀 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 阿爸阿姆 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 阿姆阿爸 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 爺哀 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 阿爸阿姆 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 爺哀 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 爺哀 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 爺哀 |
| Hakka | Changting | 爹哀, 爺哀 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 爺哀 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 爺哀 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 爺哀 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 爹母 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 爹姐 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 哀爹, 爺娘, 爺哀 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 爹哀 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 爺姐 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 娘爺 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 爺姐 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 爺佬姐佬 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 爺哀, 爺娘, 兩老 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 爺哀, 爺娘, 兩老 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 爺哀, 爺娘, 兩老 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 爺哀, 爺娘, 兩老 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 爺哀, 爺娘, 兩老 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 爺哀, 爺母, 兩老 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 阿爸阿姆 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 老子阿奶 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 父母 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 爺哀 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 爺哀 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 爸媽 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 父母親 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 爺哀 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 爺哀, 爸哀 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 爸哀 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 爸媽 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 娘老子, 老子娘, 老子爺娘 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 爹娘 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 老子娘 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 爹奶 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 爸奶 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 爸奶 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 爸母, 老爸母 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 爸母, 老爸母 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 爸母 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 爸母, 老爸母 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 爸母 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 爸母 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 爸母 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 爸母 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 爸母 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 爸母 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 爸母 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 爸母 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 爸母 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 爸母 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 爸母 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 爸母 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 爸母 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 爸母 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 父嬡, 爸母 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 父嬡 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 爸母 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 爺娘 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 爺娘 |
| Wu | Danyang | 娘啊老子, 爺娘 rare |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 娘老子 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 爹娘 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 奶阿伯, 阿伯奶 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 爺娘 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 爺娘 |