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年事已高

Mandarin · pinyin nián shì yǐ gāo

old in years

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年: nián · year; new-years; person's age
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
已: yǐ · already; finished; stop
高: gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189

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2–4–3–1 · nian2 shi4 yi3 gao1

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nin4 si6 ji5 gou1

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