年逾古稀

Mandarin · pinyin nián yú gǔ xī

Meanings

  1. over seventy years old
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年
nián · year; new-years; person's age
逾
yú · go over, pass over, exceed
古
gǔ · old, classic, ancient
稀
xī · rare, unusual, scarce; sparse
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2–2–3–1 · nian2 yu2 gu3 xi1

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nin4 jyu4 gu2 hei1

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