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Chinese language progresses from characters to idioms. This free guide explains the advanced idiom 「七老八倒」 for better learning.

Let’s learn about the idiom 「七老八倒」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.

Describes old age and physical frailty.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

qī lǎo bā dǎo

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

chat1 lou5 baat3 dou2

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