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衰老
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Chinese
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Adjective
1.2.1
Synonyms
1.3
Verb
1.4
Noun
Chinese
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weak; feeble; decline
weak; feeble; decline; wane; mourning garments
old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
trad.
(
衰老
)
衰
老
simp.
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(
衰老
)
衰
老
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
shuāilǎo
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄕㄨㄞ ㄌㄠˇ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
seoi
1
lou
5
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
,
POJ
)
:
soe-nó͘
/
soe-ló
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
shuāilǎo
Zhuyin
:
ㄕㄨㄞ ㄌㄠˇ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
shuailǎo
Wade–Giles
:
shuai
1
-lao
3
Yale
:
shwāi-lǎu
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
shuailao
Palladius
:
шуайлао
(šuajlao)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
seoi
1
lou
5
Yale
:
s
ē
ui lóuh
Cantonese Pinyin
:
soey
1
lou
5
Guangdong Romanization
:
sêu
1
lou
5
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/sɵy̯
⁵⁵
lou̯¹³/
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
:
Quanzhou
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
soe-nó͘
Tâi-lô
:
sue-nóo
Phofsit Daibuun
:
soenor
IPA
(
Quanzhou
)
:
/sue³³ nɔ̃⁵⁵⁴/
(
Hokkien
:
Xiamen
,
Zhangzhou
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
soe-ló
Tâi-lô
:
sue-ló
Phofsit Daibuun
:
soeloir
IPA
(
Xiamen
,
Zhangzhou
)
:
/sue⁴⁴⁻²² lo⁵³/
Adjective
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衰老
senile
Synonyms
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下架
(
xia
5
jia
4
)
(
Xiang
)
垂老
(
chuílǎo
)
(
literary
)
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
)
Verb
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衰老
to become senile
我
想
她
是
衰老
了
。
[
MSC
,
trad.
and
simp.
]
Wǒ xiǎng tā shì
shuāilǎo
le.
[Pinyin]
I think she's
going senile
.
Noun
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衰老
senility
延緩
衰老
/
延缓
衰老
―
yánhuǎn
shuāilǎo
― to delay
senility