年屆古稀 (nin4 gaai3 gu3 hei1 | nian2 jie4 gu3 xi1) : have reached the age of 70; 70 years old; to be a septuagenarian

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年屆古稀

nin4 gaai3 gu3 hei1

nian2 jie4 gu3 xi1

have reached the age of 70; 70 years old; to be a septuagenarian | Also 七十古來稀

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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

年屆古稀 / 年届古稀

This word has been viewed 1415 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 6th Sep 2009 02:27 and last edited on 6th Sep 2009 23:20

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年 nin4 - year
屆 gaai3 - expire; session
古 gu2 - ancient; old; a surname
稀 hei1 - sparse; think; rare; watery

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