未老先衰

未老先衰

Chinese

		not yet; 8th earthly branch; 1-3 pm	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	weak; feeble; decline weak; feeble; decline; wane; mourning garments
simp. and trad. (未老先衰)		未	老	先	衰

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wèilǎoxiānshuāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄨㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁶ lou⁵ sin¹ seoi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wèilǎoxiānshuāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄨㄞ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weylaoshianshuai
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wèilǎosianshuai
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕjɛn⁵⁵ ʂwaɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: mei⁶ lou⁵ sin¹ seoi¹
    • Yale: meih lóuh sīn sēui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁶ lou⁵ sin¹ soey¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: méi⁶ lou⁵ xin¹ sêu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯²² lou̯¹³ siːn⁵⁵ sɵy̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

未老先衰

1. to decline in health before becoming old