衰年

Chinese

		weak; feeble; decline weak; feeble; decline; wane; mourning garments	year
simp. and trad. (衰年)		衰	年

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shuāinián

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄞㄋㄧㄢˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuāinián
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄞㄋㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuainián
  - Wade–Giles: shuai¹-nien²
  - Yale: shwāi-nyán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuainian
  - Palladius: шуайнянь (šuajnjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/

Noun

衰年

(literary) old age; autumn years

Synonyms

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

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