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droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
trad. (垂老)		垂	老
simp. #(垂老)		垂	老

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chuílǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi⁴ lou⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chuílǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chuéilǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chʻui²-lao³
    • Yale: chwéi-lǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chweilao
    • Palladius: чуйлао (čujlao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: seoi⁴ lou⁵
    • Yale: sèuih lóuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soey⁴ lou⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêu⁴ lou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯²¹ lou̯¹³/

Adjective

垂老

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

Synonyms

• 下架 (xia⁵ jia⁴) (Xiang)
• 年歲大／年岁大 (niánsuì dà)
• 年紀大／年纪大 (niánjì dà)
• 年老 (niánlǎo)
• 年長／年长 (niánzhǎng)
• 老 (lǎo)
• 老大 (lǎodà) (literary)
• 老邁／老迈 (lǎomài) (senile)
• 蒼老／苍老 (cānglǎo)
• 衰老 (shuāilǎo) (senile)