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年已蹉跎

Mandarin · pinyin nián yǐ cuō tuó

the years have already gone by; to be too old

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年: nián · year; new-years; person's age
已: yǐ · already; finished; stop
蹉: cuō · error, mistake, slip; failure
跎: tuó · slip, stumble, falter; vacillate

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2–3–1–2 · nian2 yi3 cuo1 tuo2

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nin4 ji5 co1 to4

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