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百年歸老 (baak3 nin4 gwai1 lou5) — after an elderly person dies (lit., "100 years returns the old") in Cantonese

baak˗₃百ninˎ₄年gwaiˉ¹歸louˏ₅老
简 百年归老
Mandarin Pinyin: bai3 nian2 gui1 lao3

Meaning of 百年歸老

nounafter an elderly person dies (lit., "100 years returns the old")
noun(proverb) in old age; (Figurative meaning) after a senior passes away

Characters in 百年歸老

百baak3
hundred
年nin4
year
歸gwai1
come together; converge; gather
老lou5
a particle used before a man's family name to indicate familiarity and friendship

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