尾梢

Chinese

		tail	tip of branch
trad. (尾梢)		尾	梢
simp. #(尾梢)		尾	梢

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wěishāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁵ saau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wěishāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wěishao
    • Wade–Giles: wei³-shao¹
    • Yale: wěi-shāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeishau
    • Palladius: вэйшао (vɛjšao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mei⁵ saau¹
    • Yale: méih sāau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁵ saau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: méi⁵ sao¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯¹³ saːu̯⁵⁵/

Noun

尾梢

1. end; tail end; tip

Pronunciation 2

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bé-sau

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bé-sau
    • Tâi-lô: bé-sau
    • Phofsit Daibuun: befsaw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sau⁴⁴/

Noun

尾梢

1. (Xiamen Hokkien) one's later or remaining years; old age

Synonyms

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• 夕陽／夕阳 (xīyáng) (figurative)
• 晚年 (wǎnnián)
• 暮年 (mùnián)
• 白頭／白头 (báitóu) (figurative)
• 皓首 (hàoshǒu) (literary, figurative)
• 老年 (lǎonián)
• 老年期 (lǎoniánqī)
• 衰年 (shuāinián) (literary)
• 遲暮／迟暮 (chímù) (literary)
• 食老 (chia̍h-lāu) (Hokkien)
• 餘年／余年 (yúnián)