già nua
Pronunciation
Northern
/za̤ː˨˩ nwaː˧˧/
Central
/jaː˧˧ nuə˧˥/
Southern
/jaː˨˩ nuə˧˧/
Listen
elderly
Adjective
elderly
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
elderly Appearance & Personality
Referring to a person who is at an advanced stage of life or has lived for a very long time, showing signs of aging.
vi Khuôn mặt già nua của ông cụ hằn sâu những nếp nhăn.
en The elderly man's face is deeply lined with wrinkles.
Parts
già / nua / A compound of già + nua …
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Parts
già / nua / A compound of già + nua …
OriginA compound of già + nua
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
伽孥
Candidates by syllable
già
伽（𦓅）
nua
孥
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
già cả / nua / previous
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Similar
già cả / nua / previous
Use
tuổi già / máy bay bà già / già cỗi / về già
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Use
tuổi già / máy bay bà già / già cỗi / về già