終老

終老

Chinese

		end; finish	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
trad. (終老)		終	老
simp. (终老)		终	老

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhōnglǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ lou⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhōnglǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄠˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonglao
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zung¹ lou⁵
    • Yale: jūng lóuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ lou⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ lou⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ lou̯¹³/

Verb

終老

1. to live out one's years

   孤獨終老 / 孤独终老  ―  gūdú zhōnglǎo  ―  to die alone; to die a lonely death