告老还家 — “Announce old age and return home”
告老还家 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to retire from one's official post due to old age and return to one's native place”. Literally, “Announce old age and return home”.
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What does 告老还家 mean?
告老还家 (gào lǎo huán jiā) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to retire from one's official post due to old age and return to one's native place”.
How do you pronounce 告老还家?
告老还家 is pronounced gào lǎo huán jiā in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 告老还家 literally mean?
Literally, 告老还家 means “Announce old age and return home”. It is used to mean “to retire from one's official post due to old age and return to one's native place”.
What is the Chinese definition of 告老还家?
告老：因年老而告退；还：回，返；家：故乡、故里。因年老而辞职回归故乡安度晚年。