4 characters Idiom and proverb 6 03

Progress in Chinese starts with characters, then words, finally idioms. Here’s a free look at 「未老先衰」 and its explanation.

Let’s learn about the idiom 「未老先衰」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.

He is getting old at a young age. It usually refers to premature aging due to excessive mental or physical burden.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

wèi lǎo xiān shuāi

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

mei6 lou5 sin1 seui1

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