桑榆暮影 — “The twilight years of one's life”
桑榆暮影 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the twilight years of one's life”. Old age. Literally, “Shadows of mulberry and elm at dusk”.
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桑榆暮影 Pronunciation and Pinyin
桑榆暮影 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 桑榆暮影
虽然已是桑榆暮影，他依然保持着乐观的心态和对生活的热爱。
Even though he was in his twilight years, he still maintained an optimistic attitude and a love for life.
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Synonyms of 桑榆暮影
More idioms starting with 桑
- sāng桑zhōng中zhī之xǐ喜illicit love affair
- sāng桑zhōng中zhī之yuē约secret lovers' rendezvous
- sāng桑zhōng中shēng生lǐ李Surprised by something uncommon
- sāng桑tǔ土zhī之móu谋diligently plan and prepare for the future
- sāng桑tǔ土zhī之fáng防take precautions before trouble happens
- sāng桑tǔ土chóu绸miù缪Diligently prepare and take precautions
- sāng桑hú弧hāo蒿shǐ矢great aspirations and strong will
- sāng桑hú弧péng蓬shǐ矢Lofty ambitions and aspirations
- sāng桑hù户juàn桊shū枢extremely humble and impoverished living conditions
- sāng桑hù户juàn棬shū枢humble dwelling, poor family
- sāng桑hù户péng蓬shū枢extremely poor household
- sāng桑shū枢wèng瓮yǒu牖humble and poor dwelling
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What does 桑榆暮影 mean?
桑榆暮影 (sāng yú mù yǐng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the twilight years of one's life”.
How do you pronounce 桑榆暮影?
桑榆暮影 is pronounced sāng yú mù yǐng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 桑榆暮影 literally mean?
Literally, 桑榆暮影 means “Shadows of mulberry and elm at dusk”. It is used to mean “the twilight years of one's life”.
What is the Chinese definition of 桑榆暮影?
桑榆；夕阳余光所在的地方。夕阳斜照桑榆树的黄昏景象，指傍晚。比喻垂老之年