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少年老成 (siu3 nin4 lou5 sing4) — an old head on young shoulders; a young person lacking in vigour and drive in Cantonese

siu˗₃少ninˎ₄年louˏ₅老singˎ₄成
Mandarin Pinyin: shao4 nian2 lao3 cheng2

Meaning of 少年老成

nounan old head on young shoulders; a young person lacking in vigour and drive

Characters in 少年老成

少siu2
be missing; lose
年nin4
year
老lou5
a particle used before a man's family name to indicate familiarity and friendship
成sing4
one tenth; 10 per cent

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