老年期

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Chinese

		old age; autumn years; in former times	a period of time; phase; stage a period of time; phase; stage; (used for issue of a periodical, courses of study); time; term; period; to hope
trad. (老年期)		老年	期
simp. ^#(老年期)		老年	期

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎoniánqī, lǎoniánqí

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ, ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ nin⁴ kei⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoniánqī
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoniánci
  - Wade–Giles: lao³-nien²-chʻi¹
  - Yale: lǎu-nyán-chī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laonianchi
  - Palladius: лаоняньци (laonjanʹci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoniánqí
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoniáncí
  - Wade–Giles: lao³-nien²-chʻi²
  - Yale: lǎu-nyán-chí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laonianchyi
  - Palladius: лаоняньци (laonjanʹci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ nin⁴ kei⁴
  - Yale: lóuh nìhn kèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ nin⁴ kei⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ nin⁴ kéi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ niːn²¹ kʰei̯²¹/

Noun

老年期

old age; senescence
(geology) topographic age

Synonyms

(old age):

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)
衰年 (shuāinián) (literary)
遲暮／迟暮 (chímù) (literary)
食老 (chia̍h-lāu) (Hokkien)
餘年／余年 (yúnián)

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