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老態龍鍾

简 老态龙钟 · 繁 老態龍鍾
Mandarin · pinyin lǎo tài lóng zhōng

Meanings

  1. (idiom) doddering; senile
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Characters in this entry

老
lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
態
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龍
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鍾
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态
tài · manner, bearing, attitude
龙
lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor
钟
zhōng · clock; bell
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Mandarin tones

3–4–2–1 · lao3 tai4 long2 zhong1

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lou5 taai3 lung4 zung1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) old and doddering

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