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Chinese
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old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
year
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老
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年
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老
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年
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| anagram
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年老
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Pronunciation
Noun
老年
- 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)
- 老年期 (lǎoniánqī)
- 衰年 (shuāinián) (literary)
- 遲暮 / 迟暮 (chímù) (literary)
- 食老 (chia̍h-lāu) (Hokkien)
- 餘年 / 余年 (yúnián)
Derived terms
Adverb
老年
- (literary) in former times
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
老年 • (rōnen)
- old age
Synonyms
References
Korean
Noun
老年 • (nonyeon) (hangeul 노년)
- hanja form? of 노년 (“old age”)