尾梢

Chinese

		tail	tip of branch
trad. (尾梢)		尾	梢
simp. ^#(尾梢)		尾	梢

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wěishāo

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁵ saau¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wěishāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wěishao
  - Wade–Giles: wei³-shao¹
  - Yale: wěi-shāu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeishau
  - Palladius: вэйшао (vɛjšao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mei⁵ saau¹
  - Yale: méih sāau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁵ saau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: méi⁵ sao¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯¹³ saːu̯⁵⁵/

Noun

尾梢

end; tail end; tip

Pronunciation 2

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bé-sau

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bé-sau
  - Tâi-lô: bé-sau
  - Phofsit Daibuun: befsaw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sau⁴⁴/

Noun

尾梢

(Xiamen Hokkien) one's later or remaining years; old age

Synonyms

夕陽／夕阳 (xīyáng) (figurative)
晚年 (wǎnnián)
暮年 (mùnián)
白頭／白头 (báitóu) (figurative)
皓首 (hàoshǒu) (literary, figurative)
老年 (lǎonián)
老年期 (lǎoniánqī)
衰年 (shuāinián) (literary)
遲暮／迟暮 (chímù) (literary)
食老 (chia̍h-lāu) (Hokkien)
餘年／余年 (yúnián)

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