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少年老成

Mandarin · pinyin shào nián lǎo chéng

Meanings

  1. accomplished though young
  2. lacking youthful vigor
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少
shǎo · few, less, inadequate
年
nián · year; new-years; person's age
老
lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
成
chéng · completed, finished, fixed
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4–2–3–2 · shao4 nian2 lao3 cheng2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

siu3 nin4 lou5 sing4

Cantonese word readings for 少年老成. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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