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耄耋
Simplified
耄耋
Traditional
耄耋
Pinyin
mào dié
Definition
extremely aged; gray and venerable
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耄
耋
耄
老
+
毛
老
Part
lǎo
old
毛
Part
máo
hair
Appears in characters like:
耆
姥
姥
铑
㧯
咾
栳
狫
粩
耄
耋
耋
老
+
至
老
Part
lǎo
old
至
Part
zhì
reach
Appears in characters like:
耆
姥
姥
铑
㧯
咾
栳
狫
粩
耄
耋
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耄耋之年
mào dié zhī nián
old age (in one's 80s, 90s, or more)
耄
mào
extremely aged (in one's 80s or 90s); octogenarian; nonagenarian
耄倪
mào ní
old and young
耄期
mào qī
(literary) one's 80s or 90s
耄龄
mào líng
old age; eighties, nineties, or greater (of age)
惛耄
hūn mào
senile; senility
老耄
lǎo mào
dim sight of the aged; doddering; senile
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