rén lǎo zhū huángdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(of a woman) old and faded
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Original source entry:

人老珠黃 人老珠黄 [ren2 lao3 zhu1 huang2] /(of a woman) old and faded/

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Other forms in these source records: 人老珠黃

  • 人
  • 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/ old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough

  • 珠
    zhū

    bead / pearl / CL:粒[lì],顆|颗[kē]

  • 黄
    huáng

    yellow / pornographic / to fall through

    Huáng

    surname Huang or Hwang

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