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老少平安 (lou5 siu3 ping4 on1) — the old and the young are all safe and sound, the name for a dish of steamed tofu with fish paste in Cantonese

louˏ₅老siu˗₃少pingˎ₄平onˉ¹安
Mandarin Pinyin: lao3 shao4 ping2 an1

Meaning of 老少平安

nounthe old and the young are all safe and sound, the name for a dish of steamed tofu with fish paste

Characters in 老少平安

老lou5
a particle used before a man's family name to indicate familiarity and friendship
少siu2
be missing; lose
平ping4
peaceful; amity
安on1
stabilize; pacify; console

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