4 characters Idiom and proverb 7 567

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This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「年華垂暮」. Its meaning and application are provided below.

Chui: will, about to; Mu: late, old age. I am approaching old age.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

nián huá chuí mù

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

nin4 wa4 seui4 mou6

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