安老院

Mandarin · pinyin ān lǎo yuàn

Meanings

  1. (dialect) old people's home; nursing home
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安
ān · peaceful, tranquil, quiet
老
lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
院
yuàn · courtyard, yard, court; school
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1–3–4 · an1 lao3 yuan4

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on1 lou5 jyun2

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noun

  1. (Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore) nursing home

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