歸老

Chinese

		to go back; to return	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
trad. (歸老)		歸	老
simp. (归老)		归	老

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guīlǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟㄌㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai¹ lou⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: guīlǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟㄌㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueilao
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gueilǎo
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kweɪ̯⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwai¹ lou⁵
  - Yale: gwāi lóuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwai¹ lou⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: guei¹ lou⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ lou̯¹³/

Verb

歸老

to return to one's hometown for retirement from being an official

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