垂暮 (seoi4 mou6) — be old; be in the twilight years of one's life in Cantonese
seoiˎ₄垂mouˍ₆暮Mandarin Pinyin: chui2 mu2
Meaning of 垂暮
nounbe old; be in the twilight years of one's life
noundusk; twilight; near sunset
Example Sentences with 垂暮
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日sauˎ₄愁meiˎ₄眉batˉ¹不zin2,展，ciˏ₅似haiˍ₆係syunˎ₄垂mou6.暮。
He's always frowning, looking like he's at the end of his rope.
janˎ₄人sangˉ¹生syunˎ₄垂mou6,暮，zanˉ¹珍sikˉ¹惜dongˉ¹當haa6.下。
Life is fading, cherish the present.
niˉ¹呢dyunˍ₆段gamˊ²感cing4,情，houˊ²好ciˏ₅似syunˎ₄垂mou6.暮。
This relationship seems to be dying.
taiˊ²睇keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個joeng6,樣，zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係syunˎ₄垂mou6.暮。
Looking at him, he really seems worn out.
taiˊ²睇keoiˏ₅佢gam˗₃咁joeng6,樣，ciˏ₅似haiˍ₆係syunˎ₄垂mou6.暮。
Seeing him like that, he seems to be in decline.
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