垂老 chuí lǎo ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄠˇ seoi4 lou5
- approaching old age
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垂
- 垂直 chuí zhí ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄓˊ seoi4 zik6 perpendicular; vertical
- 垂头丧气 垂頭喪氣 chuí tóu sàng qì ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄙㄤˋ ㄑㄧˋ seoi4 tau4 song3 hei3 hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected
- 下垂 xià chuí ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄔㄨㄟˊ haa6 seoi4 to droop
- 低垂 dī chuí ㄉㄧ ㄔㄨㄟˊ dai1 seoi4 to droop
- 垂下 chuí xià ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ seoi4 haa6 to hang down
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- 垂危 chuí wēi ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟ seoi4 ngai4 close to death
- 垂垂 chuí chuí ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄨㄟˊ seoi4 seoi4 gradually
- 垂幕 chuí mù ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄨˋ seoi4 mok6 canopy
- 垂念 chuí niàn ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄧㄢˋ seoi4 nim6 (courteous) to be so kind as to think of (me)
- 垂感 chuí gǎn ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄢˇ seoi4 gam2 drape effect (fashion)
- 垂挂 垂掛 chuí guà ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄚˋ seoi4 gwaa3 to hang down
- 垂柳 chuí liǔ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄡˇ seoi4 lau5 weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
- 垂死 chuí sǐ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄙˇ seoi4 sei2 dying
- 垂泣 chuí qì ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧˋ seoi4 jap1 to shed tears
- 垂涎 chuí xián ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ seoi4 jin4 to drool; to salivate
- 垂泪 垂淚 chuí lèi ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄟˋ seoi4 leoi6 to shed tears
- 垂范 垂範 chuí fàn ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄢˋ seoi4 faan6 (literary) to set a shining example (for one's subordinates or future generations)
- 垂线 垂線 chuí xiàn ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ seoi4 sin3 (math.) perpendicular line
- 垂钓 垂釣 chuí diào ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄧㄠˋ seoi4 diu3 angling
- 垂青 chuí qīng ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄥ seoi4 cing1 to show appreciation for sb
老
- 元老 yuán lǎo ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄠˇ jyun4 lou5 senior figure; doyen; founding member; veteran
- 古老 gǔ lǎo ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄠˇ gu2 lou5 ancient
- 老人 lǎo rén ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ lou5 jan4 old man or woman
- 老公 lǎo gōng ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥ lou5 gung1 (coll.) husband
- 老化 lǎo huà ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ lou5 faa3 (of a person, population or material) to age
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- 老大 lǎo dà ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ lou5 daai6 old age
- 老婆 lǎo pó ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛˊ lou5 po4 (coll.) wife
- 老子 lǎo zi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄗ lou5 zi2 father
- 老家 lǎo jiā ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ lou5 gaa1 native place
- 老实 老實 lǎo shi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ lou5 sat6 honest; sincere
- 老师 老師 lǎo shī ㄌㄠˇ ㄕ lou5 si1 teacher
- 老年 lǎo nián ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ lou5 nin4 elderly
- 老是 lǎo shi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ lou5 si6 always
- 老汉 老漢 lǎo hàn ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ lou5 hon3 old man
- 老虎 lǎo hǔ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ lou5 fu2 tiger
- 老远 老遠 lǎo yuǎn ㄌㄠˇ ㄩㄢˇ lou5 jyun5 very far away
- 老乡 老鄉 lǎo xiāng ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤ lou5 hoeng1 fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown
- 老板 老闆 lǎo bǎn ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇ lou5 baan2 boss
- 老鼠 lǎo shǔ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ lou5 syu2 rat; mouse
- 衰老 shuāi lǎo ㄕㄨㄞ ㄌㄠˇ seoi1 lou5 to age
Idioms with these characters
- 垂帘听政 垂簾聽政 chuí lián tīng zhèng ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄓㄥˋ seoi4 lim4 ting3 zing3 lit. to govern from behind the curtain
- 垂死挣扎 垂死掙扎 chuí sǐ zhēng zhá ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄙˇ ㄓㄥ ㄓㄚˊ seoi4 sei2 zang1 zaat3 deathbed struggle
- 垂头丧气 垂頭喪氣 chuí tóu sàng qì ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄙㄤˋ ㄑㄧˋ seoi4 tau4 song3 hei3 hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected
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- 垂涎三尺 chuí xián sān chǐ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔˇ seoi4 jin4 saam1 cek3 to drool (over) (idiom)
- 垂涎欲滴 chuí xián yù dī ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄉㄧ seoi4 jin4 juk6 dik6 to drool with desire (idiom); to envy
- 功败垂成 功敗垂成 gōng bài chuí chéng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄥˊ gung1 baai6 seoi4 sing4 to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure
- 名垂青史 míng chuí qīng shǐ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕˇ ming4 seoi4 cing1 si2 lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
- 染指垂涎 rǎn zhǐ chuí xián ㄖㄢˇ ㄓˇ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ jim5 zi2 seoi4 jin4 lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom); fig. greedy to seize sth
- 坐不垂堂 zuò bù chuí táng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄤˊ zo6 bat1 seoi4 tong4 lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger
- 白头偕老 白頭偕老 bái tóu xié lǎo ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄠˇ baak6 tau4 gaai1 lou5 (idiom) (of a married couple) to live together until old age; to remain lifelong companions
- 宝刀不老 寶刀不老 bǎo dāo bù lǎo ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ bou2 dou1 bat1 lou5 lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
- 宝刀未老 寶刀未老 bǎo dāo wèi lǎo ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠ ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˇ bou2 dou1 mei6 lou5 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
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- 长生不老 長生不老 cháng shēng bù lǎo ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ coeng4 sang1 bat1 lou5 (idiom) to live forever and never grow old
- 翻老皇历 翻老皇曆 fān lǎo huáng lì ㄈㄢ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧˋ faan1 lou5 wong4 lik6 to look to the past for guidance (idiom)
- 返老还童 返老還童 fǎn lǎo huán tóng ㄈㄢˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ faan2 lou5 waan4 tung4 to recover one's youthful vigor
- 告老还乡 告老還鄉 gào lǎo huán xiāng ㄍㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ gou3 lou5 waan4 hoeng1 (idiom) to retire from official service due to old age and return to one's hometown
- 狗逮老鼠 gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ ㄍㄡˇ ㄉㄞˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ gau2 dai6 lou5 syu2 lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom)
- 敬老尊贤 敬老尊賢 jìng lǎo zūn xián ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ging3 lou5 zyun1 jin4 to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
- 老蚌生珠 lǎo bàng shēng zhū ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄤˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓㄨ lou5 pong5 saang1 zyu1 lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom)