未老先衰

wèi lǎo xiān shuāi

Dictionary entry

to age prematurely

What does 未老先衰 mean?

未老先衰 (wèi lǎo xiān shuāi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to age prematurely

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未wèinot yet · did not 老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity · old (of people)先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier · at first; originally 衰cuīvariant of 縗|缞[cui1]

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未老先衰

wèi lǎo xiān shuāi

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