迟暮 chímù past one's prime Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 美人迟暮 měirénchímù 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 chímùzhīnián declining years the twilight of one's life or old age