老了

老了

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)
trad. (老了)		老	了
simp. #(老了)		老	了

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎo le

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄌㄜ

• Min Bei (KCR): sē-lò̤

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎo le
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄌㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎo le̊
    • Wade–Giles: lao³ lê⁵
    • Yale: lǎu le
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lao .le
    • Palladius: лао лэ (lao lɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ lə⁴/
• Min Bei
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sē-lò̤
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /se⁵⁵ lɔ⁴²/

Verb

老了

1. to get old
2. to overdo
3. (euphemistic, of the elderly) to pass away; to pass on

   • 「…祥林嫂？怎麽了？」我又趕緊的問。
     「老了。」 [MSC, trad.]
     “…祥林嫂？怎么了？”我又赶紧的问。
     “老了。” [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1924 February 7, Lu Xun, 《祝福》

     “... Xiánglín sǎo? Zěnme le?” Wǒ yòu gǎnjǐn de wèn.
     “lǎo le.” [Pinyin]

     "Sister Xianglin? What happened to her?" I quickly asked.
     "She passed away."

Synonyms

• (to pass away):

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Synonyms of 老了

上天 (shàngtiān) (euphemistic) 上路 (shànglù) (euphemistic) 下世 (xiàshì) (formal) 不在 (bùzài) (euphemistic) 不幸 (bùxìng) (Classical Chinese, euphemistic) 亡故 (wánggù) (literary) 仙逝 (xiānshì) (euphemistic) 作古 (zuògǔ) (literary, euphemistic) 做鬼 (zuòguǐ) (colloquial) 入寂 (rùjì) (Buddhism, of Buddhist monks) 即世 (jíshì) (literary) 去世 (qùshì) 合眼 (héyǎn) (euphemistic) 嗝屁 (gěpì) (Mandarin, vulgar, derogatory) 回老家 (huí lǎojiā) (euphemistic, humorous) 安息 (ānxī) (euphemistic) 安眠 (ānmián) (euphemistic) 崩 (bēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.) 崩殂 (bēngcú) (Classical, of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.) 往生 (wǎngshēng) (euphemistic) 忽然 (hūrán) (Classical Chinese, euphemistic) 故 (gù) 故世 (gùshì) (euphemistic, chiefly of one's elders) 故去 (gùqù) (euphemistic, chiefly of one's elders) 早死 (zǎosǐ) 枯死 (kūsǐ) (literary, figurative) 死 (sǐ) 死亡 (sǐwáng) (formal) 死人 (sǐrén) 死去 (sǐqù) (informal) 死掉 (sǐdiào) (informal) 永眠 (yǒngmián) (euphemistic, honorific) 消忒 (Hakka, euphemistic) 物化 (wùhuà) (literary) 病故 (bìnggù) (to die of illness) 病逝 (bìngshì) (to die of illness) 薨 (hōng) (Classical Chinese, of feudal lords or high officials) 薨逝 (hōngshì) (of feudal lords) 走 (zǒu) (euphemistic) 走去踮 (Min Nan, euphemistic) 身亡 (shēnwáng) (formal, usually from unnatural causes) 逝世 (shìshì) 升天 (shēngtiān) (euphemistic) 仙遊／仙游 (xiānyóu) (euphemistic) 傾世／倾世 (qīngshì) (literary) 傾亡／倾亡 (qīngwáng) (literary) 凋謝／凋谢 (diāoxiè) (to die of old age)

喪亡／丧亡 (sàngwáng) (literary) 喪命／丧命 (sàngmìng) (euphemistic) 喪生／丧生 (sàngshēng) (euphemistic) 嗚呼／呜呼 (wūhū) (euphemistic) 嚥氣／咽气 (yànqì) (colloquial) 圓寂／圆寂 (yuánjì) (of Buddhist monks or nuns) 壽終正寢／寿终正寝 (shòuzhōngzhèngqǐn) (literary, euphemistic) 小喇叭兒吹了／小喇叭儿吹了 (xiǎo lǎbār chuī le) (Beijing) 就義／就义 (jiùyì) (to die a martyr) 掛／挂 (guà) (slang, humorous) 斃命／毙命 (bìmìng) (pejorative) 晏駕／晏驾 (yànjià) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.) 棄世／弃世 (qìshì) (literary) 歸天／归天 (guītiān) (euphemistic) 歸西／归西 (guīxī) (euphemistic) 歸道山／归道山 (guī dàoshān) (literary, euphemistic) 死翹翹／死翘翘 (sǐqiàoqiào) (informal, humorous) 死脫／死脱 (Wu) 殞／殒 (yǔn) (archaic) 氣絕／气绝 (qìjué) (literary) 沒世／没世 (mòshì) (literary) 畢命／毕命 (bìmìng) (formal, euphemistic) 百年歸老／百年归老 (bǎiniánguīlǎo) (euphemistic, of the elderly) 盡命／尽命 (jìnmìng) (literary, euphemistic) 終／终 (zhōng) (literary, or in compounds, euphemistic) 絕／绝 (jué) (literary, or in compounds) 翹辮子／翘辫子 (qiào biànzi) (informal, humorous) 被難／被难 (bèinàn) (to be killed in a disaster, political incident, etc.) 見背／见背 (jiànbèi) (literary, of one's parents or elders) 見閻王／见阎王 (jiàn Yánwáng) (figurative) 賓天／宾天 (bīntiān) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.) 辭世／辞世 (císhì) (literary) 進棺材／进棺材 (jìn guāncái) 過世／过世 (guòshì) 過去／过去 (guòqù) (euphemistic) 過往／过往 (Min Nan, euphemistic) 過身／过身 (guòshēn) (literary) 過面／过面 (Min Nan) 長山賣鴨卵／长山卖鸭卵 (Hakka, euphemistic) 長眠／长眠 (chángmián) (euphemistic, honorific) 閉眼／闭眼 (bìyǎn) (euphemistic) 隕落／陨落 (yǔnluò) (euphemistic) 離世／离世 (líshì) (euphemistic) 駕崩／驾崩 (jiàbēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.) 駕鶴西去／驾鹤西去 (jiàhèxīqù) (euphemistic) 駕鶴西遊／驾鹤西游 (jiàhèxīyóu) (euphemistic) 龍馭上賓／龙驭上宾 (lóngyùshàngbīn) (of an emperor)