耄耋

mào dié

Dictionary entry

extremely aged

What does 耄耋 mean?

耄耋 (mào dié) has the following dictionary meaning.

1extremely aged

2gray and venerable

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耄màoextremely aged (in one's 80s or 90s) · octogenarian 耋diéaged · in one's eighties

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耄耋

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