# 兩老
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): liǎnglǎo
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄠˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): loeng$^5$ lou$^5$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): lióng-ló
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: liǎnglǎo [Phonetic: liánglǎo]
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄠˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: liǎnglǎo
*** Wade–Giles: liang$^3$-lao$^3$
*** Yale: lyǎng-lǎu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leanglao
*** Palladius: лянлао (ljanlao)
*** Sinological IPA : /li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: loeng$^5$ lou$^5$
*** Yale: léuhng lóuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: loeng$^5$ lou$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lêng$^5$ lou$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /lœːŋ¹³ lou̯¹³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lióng-ló
*** Hakka Romanization System: liong$^ˋ$ lo$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: liong$^3$ lo$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /li̯oŋ³¹ lo³¹/

### Noun

兩老
* two seniors (from an older generation)
* parents; mother and father; mum and dad
* (Hakka) husband and wife; married couple

#### Synonyms

| 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 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 夫妻, 夫婦, 伉儷 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 兩口子, 兩口兒, 公母倆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 夫妻, 兩夫妻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 兩口子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 兩口子, 公母倆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 夫妻, 夫婦, 兩公婆 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 兩口子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 兩口子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 兩口子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 兩口子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 兩口子, 兩口兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 老婆漢子, 漢子老婆倆兒, 兩口家, 兩口子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 夫婦, 夫妻倆, 兩口 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 兩口子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 婆夫, 婆夫倆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 兩口子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 兩口兒, 兩口兒子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 公母倆兒, 公母倆 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 夫妻, 兩口子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 夫妻兩個 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 夫妻, 夫妻倆兒, 夫妻兩個, 兩夫妻, 兩口子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 夫妻, 兩夫妻, 兩口子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 夫妻, 夫妻伙裡, 兩口子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 兩夫妻, 兩口子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 兩口子, 兩公婆 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 夫妻, 夫妻兩個 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 夫妻, 夫妻兩個 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 夫妻 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 兩公婆, 公婆 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 兩公婆, 夫妻, 兩夫妻, 夫婦, 兩夫婦 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 兩公婆, 夫妻 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 兩公婆 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 兩公婆, 公婆 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 兩公婆 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 兩媽老子, 兩公婆, 夫妻 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 兩公婆兒, 兩公婆 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 兩公婆, 兩老貨, 公婆 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Changting | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 公婆, 公婆兩 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 兩公婆, 兩老子 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 兩公婆 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 兩公婆, 公婆, 兩老仔, 兩老 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 兩公婆, 公婆, 兩老仔, 兩老 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 兩公婆, 公婆, 兩老 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 兩公姐, 公婆, 兩老 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 兩公姐, 兩公婆, 公婆, 兩老 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 兩公姐, 公姐, 兩老 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 夫妻, 老官老嫗 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 夫妻, 兩口子, 夫婦倆個 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 婆姨漢子, 老婆漢子, 婆姨漢子兩個, 老婆漢子兩個 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 兩口子 |
| Jin | Handan | 兩口子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 兩老, 兩老媽 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 老公媽, 老公媽兩隻 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 老公媽 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 翁某, 翁仔某, 翁婆, 翁姐 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 翁某, 翁仔某 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 翁某仔 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 翁某 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 翁某, 翁仔某, 翁婆, 翁姐 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 翁仔某 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 翁仔某 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 翁仔某 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 翁仔某 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 翁某 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 翁仔某 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 翁仔某 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 翁仔某 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 翁仔某 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 翁仔某 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 翁某 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 翁某 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 翁某仔 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 翁姐, 兩公婆 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 翁婆, 兩翁婆, 公婆, 兩公婆 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 爹姩, 兩爹姩, 爹姩兩儂 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 老公媽 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 老公媽 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 兩公婆 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 夫妻, 夫妻兩家頭, 夫妻兩個 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 夫妻, 夫妾, 夫妻兩, 夫妾兩 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 夫妻, 兩夫妻, 夫妻兩家頭 |
| Wu | Danyang | 婆老兩個 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 夫妻 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 夫妻, 兩老頭, 兩公婆, 兩夫妻 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 兩夫妻, 兩老, 兩老兒 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 公婆兩兒, 公婆兩個, 夫妻 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 兩公婆, 兩夫婦, 兩夫妻 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 夫妻 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 兩公婆, 兩夫婦 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 兩公婆 |