老年期

Chinese

		old age; autumn years; in former times	a period of time; phase; stage a period of time; phase; stage; (used for issue of a periodical, courses of study); time; term; period; to hope
trad. (老年期)		老年	期
simp. #(老年期)		老年	期

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎoniánqī, lǎoniánqí

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ, ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ nin⁴ kei⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoniánqī
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoniánci
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-nien²-chʻi¹
    • Yale: lǎu-nyán-chī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laonianchi
    • Palladius: лаоняньци (laonjanʹci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoniánqí
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoniáncí
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-nien²-chʻi²
    • Yale: lǎu-nyán-chí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laonianchyi
    • Palladius: лаоняньци (laonjanʹci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ nin⁴ kei⁴
    • Yale: lóuh nìhn kèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ nin⁴ kei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ nin⁴ kéi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ niːn²¹ kʰei̯²¹/

Noun

老年期

1. old age; senescence
2. (geology) topographic age

Synonyms

• (old age):

• 夕陽／夕阳 (xīyáng) (figurative)
• 尾梢 (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 晚年 (wǎnnián)
• 暮年 (mùnián)
• 白頭／白头 (báitóu) (figurative)
• 皓首 (hàoshǒu) (literary, figurative)
• 老年 (lǎonián)
• 衰年 (shuāinián) (literary)
• 遲暮／迟暮 (chímù) (literary)
• 食老 (chia̍h-lāu) (Hokkien)
• 餘年／余年 (yúnián)