垂老

Chinese

		to hang (down); droop; dangle to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
simp. and trad. (垂老)		垂	老

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chuílǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi⁴ lou⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chuílǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chweilao
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi⁴ lou⁵
  - Yale: sèuih lóuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey⁴ lou⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu⁴ lou⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯²¹ lou̯¹³/

Adjective

垂老

(literary) approaching old age; getting on in years

Synonyms

垂老 (chuílǎo) (literary)
年歲大 (niánsuì dà)
年紀大 (niánjì dà)
年老 (niánlǎo)
年長／年长 (niánzhǎng)

老 (lǎo)
老大 (lǎodà) (literary)
老邁／老迈 (lǎomài) (senile)
衰老 (shuāilǎo) (senile)

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