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耄耋之年

Mandarin · pinyin mào dié zhī nián

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耄: mào · elderly person; very old, senile
耋: dié · aged; in one's eighties
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
年: nián · year; new-years; person's age

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4–2–1–2 · mao4 die2 zhi1 nian2

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mou6 dit6 zi1 nin4

Cantonese word readings for 耄耋之年. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

mou6 dit6 zi1 nin4

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.