垂垂老矣

Chinese

		gradually; little by little; to droop gradually; little by little; to droop; to hang low	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	final particle
trad. (垂垂老矣)		垂垂	老	矣
simp. #(垂垂老矣)		垂垂	老	矣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chuíchuílǎoyǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄠˇ ㄧˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chuíchuílǎoyǐ [Phonetic: chuíchuíláoyǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄠˇ ㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chuéichuéilǎoyǐ
    • Wade–Giles: chʻui²-chʻui²-lao³-i³
    • Yale: chwéi-chwéi-lǎu-yǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chweichweilaoyii
    • Palladius: чуйчуйлаои (čujčujlaoi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

垂垂老矣

1. to be slowly getting old