偕老

Chinese

		in company with	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
simp. and trad. (偕老)		偕	老

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiélǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaai¹ lou⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiélǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyelao
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaai¹ lou⁵
  - Yale: gāai lóuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaai¹ lou⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: gai¹ lou⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑːi̯⁵⁵ lou̯¹³/

Verb

偕老

to live together to a ripe old age; to grow old together (used in blessing newly-weds)

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