年老色衰 — “To lose one's youthful beauty and attractiveness as one gets older”
年老色衰 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lose one's youthful beauty and attractiveness as one gets older”. For a woman's charm to fade with advancing age. Literally, “Age-old, beauty fades”.
年老色衰 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 年老色衰 mean?
年老色衰 (nián lǎo sè shuāi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lose one's youthful beauty and attractiveness as one gets older”.
How do you pronounce 年老色衰?
年老色衰 is pronounced nián lǎo sè shuāi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 年老色衰 literally mean?
Literally, 年老色衰 means “Age-old, beauty fades”. It is used to mean “to lose one's youthful beauty and attractiveness as one gets older”.
What is the Chinese definition of 年老色衰?
色：容貌，美色。指女人因上了年纪而衰老