- 晚节不终 wǎnjiébùzhōng to lose one's integrity in late lifeTo fail to maintain one's moral principles or character in one's later years; specifically, a fall from grace after a lifetime of virtue.
- 晚节黄花 wǎnjiéhuánghuā winter chrysanthemumschrysanthemums that bloom or remain in the late cold of winter
- 寒花晚节 hánhuāwǎnjié winter flowersflowers that do not wither in the winter cold
- 晚节不保 wǎnjiébùbǎo to fail to maintain one's integrity in later yearsto fail to maintain one's moral standards or reputation in the latter part of one's life or career
- 晚节末路 wǎnjiémòlù later period of old ageThe final years of one's life when very little time is left