垂老

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droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)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

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• 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

1. (literary) approaching old age; getting on in years

Synonyms

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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)