未老先衰

Chinese

		not yet; 8th earthly branch; 1-3 pm	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	weak; feeble; decline weak; feeble; decline; wane; mourning garments
simp. and trad. (未老先衰)		未	老	先	衰

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wèilǎoxiānshuāi

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢㄕㄨㄞ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁶ lou⁵ sin¹ seoi¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wèilǎoxiānshuāi
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢㄕㄨㄞ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weylaoshianshuai
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wèilǎosianshuai
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕjɛn⁵⁵ ʂwaɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mei⁶ lou⁵ sin¹ seoi¹
  - Yale: meih lóuh sīn sēui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁶ lou⁵ sin¹ soey¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: méi⁶ lou⁵ xin¹ sêu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯²² lou̯¹³ siːn⁵⁵ sɵy̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

未老先衰

to decline in health before becoming old

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