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老小老小

Mandarin · pinyin lǎo xiǎo lǎo xiǎo

(coll.) as one ages, one becomes more and more like a child

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老: lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant

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3–3–3–3 · lao3 xiao3 lao3 xiao3

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