未老先衰
wèi​lǎo​xiān​shuāi

to age prematurely

  • created sense approved 未老先衰 · wèi​lǎo​xiān​shuāi · to age prematurely — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    未老先衰

    wèi​lǎo​xiān​shuāi

    to age prematurely

    to experience a decline in physical or mental health before reaching old age; prematurely senile

    未 (literal) → 未 · wèi · not yet 老 (literal) → 老 · lǎo · old 先 (literal) → 先 · xiān · first 衰 (literal) → 衰 · shuāi · to decline

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    created sense