老死
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Chinese[edit]
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid | ||
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trad. (老死) | 老 | 死 | |
simp. #(老死) | 老 | 死 |
Etymology[edit]
- old age and death
Calque of Sanskrit जरामरण (jarāmaraṇa), from जरा (jarā, “old age”) + मरण (maraṇa, “death”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
老死
- to die of old age; to die a natural death
Noun[edit]
老死
Synonyms[edit]
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