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未老先衰

Mandarin · pinyin wèi lǎo xiān shuāi

Meanings

  1. to age prematurely
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未
wèi · not yet; eighth earthly branch
老
lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
先
xiān · first, former, previous
衰
shuāi · decline, falter, decrease; weaken
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4–3–1–1 · wei4 lao3 xian1 shuai1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mei6 lou5 sin1 ceoi1

Cantonese word readings for 未老先衰. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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mei6 lou5 sin1 seoi1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to decline in health before becoming old

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