年久失修

Chinese

		year	(long) time; (long) duration of time	to fall into disrepair
simp. and trad. (年久失修)		年	久	失修

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): niánjiǔshīxiū

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄒㄧㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): nin⁴ gau² sat¹ sau¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: niánjiǔshīxiū
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄒㄧㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nianjeoushyshiou
  - IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: nin⁴ gau² sat¹ sau¹
  - Yale: nìhn gáu sāt sāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nin⁴ gau² sat⁷ sau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: nin⁴ geo² sed¹ seo¹
  - IPA ^(key): /niːn²¹ kɐu̯³⁵ sɐt̚⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

年久失修

to have not been repaired for many years; to be worn down by years of non-repair; to have fallen into disrepair

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