未老先衰 in Chinese

IPA: /weɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /mei̯²² lou̯¹³ siːn⁵⁵ sɵy̯⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /weɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/, /mei̯²² lou̯¹³ siːn⁵⁵ sɵy̯⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: wèilǎoxiānshuāi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢㄕㄨㄞ [Mandarin, bopomofo], mei⁶ lou⁵ sin¹ seoi¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], wèilǎoxiānshuāi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢㄕㄨㄞ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], wèilǎosianshuai [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], wei⁴-lao³-hsien¹-shuai¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], wèi-lǎu-syān-shwāi [Mandarin, Yale, standard], weylaoshianshuai [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], вэйлаосяньшуай [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], vɛjlaosjanʹšuaj [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], meih lóuh sīn sēui [Cantonese, Yale], mei⁶ lou⁵ sin¹ soey¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], méi⁶ lou⁵ xin¹ sêu¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 未老先衰

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      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄨㄞ"
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      "zh-pron": "mei⁶ lou⁵ sin¹ seoi¹"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "wèi-lǎu-syān-shwāi"
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      "zh-pron": "вэйлаосяньшуай"
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      "zh-pron": "vɛjlaosjanʹšuaj"
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      "zh-pron": "meih lóuh sīn sēui"
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      "zh-pron": "mei⁶ lou⁵ sin¹ soey¹"
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      "zh-pron": "méi⁶ lou⁵ xin¹ sêu¹"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/mei̯²² lou̯¹³ siːn⁵⁵ sɵy̯⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "未老先衰"
}

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        "Palladius",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "vɛjlaosjanʹšuaj"
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    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "mei⁶ lou⁵ sin¹ soey¹"
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "méi⁶ lou⁵ xin¹ sêu¹"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
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  "word": "未老先衰"
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"未老先衰" meaning in Chinese

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