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Our focus this time is on the idiom 「老之將至」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
It is often used to refer to oneself as old.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
lǎo zhī jiāng zhì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
lou5 ji1 jeung1 ji3
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.

