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老态龙钟

lǎo tài lóng zhōngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) doddering; senile
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-a690859cc3b4407a. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

老態龍鍾 老态龙钟 [lao3 tai4 long2 zhong1] /(idiom) doddering; senile/

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Other forms in these source records: 老態龍鍾

  • 老
    lǎo

    prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough

  • 态
    tài

    (bound form) / appearance / shape / form / state / attitude / (grammar) voice

  • 龙
    lóng

    Chinese dragon; loong / (fig.) emperor / dragon / (bound form) dinosaur

    Lóng

    surname Long

  • 钟
    zhōng

    handleless cup; goblet / (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc) / a (large) bell (CL:架[jià]) / clock (CL:座[zuò]) / amount of time; o'clock (CL:點|点[diǎn],分[fēn],秒[miǎo]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[sān diǎn zhōng] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wǔ fēn zhōng] "five minutes" etc)

    Zhōng

    surname Zhong

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