耄耋之年 in English mao4 die2 zhi1 nian2 Meaning

Meanings

• old age (in one's 80s, 90s, or more)

Pinyin

mao4 die2 zhi1 nian2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

耄mao4extremely aged (in one's 80s or 90s) 耋die2aged 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 年nian2surname Nian