垂暮之年
Chinese
editevening; old age | 's; him/her/it; this | year | ||
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trad. (垂暮之年) | 垂暮 | 之 | 年 | |
simp. #(垂暮之年) | 垂暮 | 之 | 年 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chuéimùjhihnián
- Wade–Giles: chʻui2-mu4-chih1-nien2
- Yale: chwéi-mù-jr̄-nyán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chweimuhjynian
- Palladius: чуймучжинянь (čujmučžinjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ mu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: seoi4 mou6 zi1 nin4
- Yale: sèuih mouh jī nìhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: soey4 mou6 dzi1 nin4
- Guangdong Romanization: sêu4 mou6 ji1 nin4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɵy̯²¹ mou̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ niːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit垂暮之年
- remaining years (of a person's life); old age; twilight years