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老死

Mandarin · pinyin lǎo sǐ

Meanings

  1. to die of old age
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老
lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
死
sǐ · die; dead; death
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3–3 · lao3 si3

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 3 senses · 1 Cantonese reading

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lou5 sei2

Cantonese word readings for 老死. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

  1. to die of old age; to die a natural death

noun

  1. (Cantonese) close friend; very good friend
  2. (Buddhism) old age and death

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