七老八十 in English qi1 lao3 ba1 shi2 Meaning

Meanings

• in one's seventies (age)
• very old (of people)

Pinyin

qi1 lao3 ba1 shi2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

七qi1seven 老lao3prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 八ba1eight 十shi2ten