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迟暮
chí​mù

past one's prime

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 美人迟暮 měi​rén​chí​mù a faded beauty
    (literary) the late years of a beauty; used as a metaphor for the passing of one's prime or the decline of a person of talent
  • 迟暮之年 chí​mù​zhī​nián declining years
    the twilight of one's life or old age