老死

Chinese
 
old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
 
to die; impassable; uncrossable
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
trad. (老死) 老 死
simp. #(老死) 老 死

Etymology
old age and death

Calque of Sanskrit जरामरण (jarāmaraṇa), from जरा (jarā, “old age”) + मरण (maraṇa, “death”).

Pronunciation

Verb

老死

  1. to die of old age; to die a natural death
    黃伯今日死咗，死因係老死。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    黄伯今日死咗，死因系老死。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    wong4-2 baak3 gam1 jat6 sei2 zo2, sei2 jan1 hai6 lou5 sei2. [Jyutping]
    Old Man Wong died today; the cause was old age.

Noun

老死

  1. (Cantonese) close friend; very good friend
    小明係我個老死。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    小明系我个老死。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    siu2 ming4 hai6 ngo5 go3 lou5 sei2. [Jyutping]
    Siu Ming is a close friend of mine.
  2. (Buddhism) old age and death.

Synonyms
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