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年逾古稀

nin4 jyu4 gu2 hei1

nian2 yu2 gu3 xi1

over seventy years old

Level: 3

年逾古稀

年 nin4 nian2 - year
逾 jyu4 jyu6 yu2 dou4 - go over; pass over; exceed
古 gu2 gu3 - ancient
稀 hei1 xi1 - [1] rare; unusual; scarce; sparse [2] thin (li

This word was added by bybell on 8th Jan 2008

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