年久失修

年久失修

Chinese

		year	(long) time; (long) duration of time	to fall into disrepair
simp. and trad. (年久失修)		年	久	失修

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): niánjiǔshīxiū

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕ ㄒㄧㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): nin⁴ gau² sat¹ sau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: niánjiǔshīxiū
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕ ㄒㄧㄡ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nianjeoushyshiou
    • IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: nin⁴ gau² sat¹ sau¹
    • Yale: nìhn gáu sāt sāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: nin⁴ gau² sat⁷ sau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: nin⁴ geo² sed¹ seo¹
    • IPA ^(key): /niːn²¹ kɐu̯³⁵ sɐt̚⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

年久失修

1. to have not been repaired for many years; to be worn down by years of non-repair; to have fallen into disrepair