中老年

Chinese

		middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	year
trad. (中老年)		中	老	年
simp. #(中老年)		中	老	年

Etymology

Blend of 中年 (zhōngnián) + 老年 (lǎonián).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhōnglǎonián

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ lou⁵ nin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhōnglǎonián
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhonglǎonián
    • Wade–Giles: chung¹-lao³-nien²
    • Yale: jūng-lǎu-nyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonglaonian
    • Palladius: чжунлаонянь (čžunlaonjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zung¹ lou⁵ nin⁴
    • Yale: jūng lóuh nìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ lou⁵ nin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ lou⁵ nin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ lou̯¹³ niːn²¹/

Noun

中老年

1. (often attributive) middle age and old age

   中老年疾病  ―  zhōnglǎonián jíbìng  ―  diseases affecting the middle-aged and elderly

   中老年表情包  ―  zhōnglǎonián biǎoqíngbāo  ―  sticker/emoji pack tailored to the middle- and old-aged (humorous, pejorative)

Derived terms

• 中老年人 (zhōnglǎoniánrén)

 

See also

• 青少年 (qīngshàonián)