"未老先衰" meaning in Chinese

See 未老先衰 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /weɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /mei̯²² lou̯¹³ siːn⁵⁵ sɵy̯⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /weɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/, /mei̯²² lou̯¹³ siːn⁵⁵ sɵy̯⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: wèilǎoxiānshuāi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄨㄞ [Mandarin, bopomofo], mei⁶ lou⁵ sin¹ seoi¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], wèilǎoxiānshuāi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wèilǎosianshuai [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wei⁴-lao³-hsien¹-shuai¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wèi-lǎu-syān-shwāi [Mandarin, Yale], weylaoshianshuai [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], вэйлаосяньшуай [Mandarin, Palladius], vɛjlaosjanʹšuaj [Mandarin, Palladius], meih lóuh sīn sēui [Cantonese, Yale], mei⁶ lou⁵ sin¹ soey¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], méi⁶ lou⁵ xin¹ sêu¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 未老先衰
  1. to decline in health before becoming old Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-未老先衰-zh-phrase-MltRM~OF Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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      "zh-pron": "wèilǎoxiānshuāi"
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      "tags": [
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        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄨㄞ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "mei⁶ lou⁵ sin¹ seoi¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wèilǎoxiānshuāi"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "wèilǎosianshuai"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei⁴-lao³-hsien¹-shuai¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wèi-lǎu-syān-shwāi"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "weylaoshianshuai"
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      "tags": [
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "вэйлаосяньшуай"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "meih lóuh sīn sēui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mei⁶ lou⁵ sin¹ soey¹"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "méi⁶ lou⁵ xin¹ sêu¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mei̯²² lou̯¹³ siːn⁵⁵ sɵy̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mei̯²² lou̯¹³ siːn⁵⁵ sɵy̯⁵⁵/"
    }
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}
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        "to decline in health before becoming old"
      ],
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      "zh-pron": "wèilǎoxiānshuāi"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄨㄞ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "mei⁶ lou⁵ sin¹ seoi¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wèilǎoxiānshuāi"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wèilǎosianshuai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei⁴-lao³-hsien¹-shuai¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wèi-lǎu-syān-shwāi"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "weylaoshianshuai"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "вэйлаосяньшуай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vɛjlaosjanʹšuaj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "meih lóuh sīn sēui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mei⁶ lou⁵ sin¹ soey¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "méi⁶ lou⁵ xin¹ sêu¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mei̯²² lou̯¹³ siːn⁵⁵ sɵy̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mei̯²² lou̯¹³ siːn⁵⁵ sɵy̯⁵⁵/"
    }
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  "word": "未老先衰"
}

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