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春归人老
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春归人老

春归人老 — “A woman's youth and prime years are gone, and she is getting old”

春归人老 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a woman's youth and prime years are gone, and she is getting old”. Youth departs and old age comes. Literally, “Spring returns, people grow old”.

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春归人老 Pronunciation and Pinyin

春归人老 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
春
chūn9spring season
归
guī5return, go back, belong to
人
rén2human being, person
老
lǎo6old, aged, experienced

Example Sentence with 春归人老

她常常感叹春归人老,回忆起年轻时的风华绝代,如今只剩下岁月的痕迹。
She often laments that youth departs and old age comes, recalling her youthful splendor, now only left with the traces of time.

Idioms Related to 春归人老

Synonyms of 春归人老

  • rén人lǎo老zhū珠huáng黄woman losing youth and desirability with age

More idioms starting with 春

  • chūn春shì事lán阑shān珊Spring is fading
  • chūn春guāng光rú如hǎi海Spring splendor as vast and abundant as the sea
  • chūn春guāng光míng明mèi媚bright and beautiful spring scenery
  • chūn春guāng光lòu漏xiè泄private secret revealed
  • chūn春lán兰qiū秋jú菊Each has its own unique charm
  • chūn春bīng冰hǔ虎wěi尾in a perilous situation
  • chūn春huá华qiū秋shí实spring flowers and autumn fruits; efforts yield results
  • chūn春qù去dōng冬lái来spring goes, winter comes
  • chūn春qù去xià夏lái来spring passes and summer comes
  • chūn春qù去qiū秋lái来seasons come and go
  • chūn春hé和jǐng景míng明mild spring air and bright scenery
  • chūn春huí回dà大dì地Spring returns to the earth

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Questions about 春归人老

What does 春归人老 mean?

春归人老 (chūn guī rén lǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a woman's youth and prime years are gone, and she is getting old”.

How do you pronounce 春归人老?

春归人老 is pronounced chūn guī rén lǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 春归人老 literally mean?

Literally, 春归人老 means “Spring returns, people grow old”. It is used to mean “a woman's youth and prime years are gone, and she is getting old”.

What is the Chinese definition of 春归人老?

归:回去。比喻女人青春已去,人老珠黄

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