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老年痴呆

老年痴呆

See also: 老年癡呆

Chinese

		old age; autumn years	dementia
trad. (老年痴呆/老年癡呆)		老年	痴呆/癡呆
simp. (老年痴呆)		老年	痴呆

Noun

老年痴呆

(neurology) senile dementia; Alzheimer's disease

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): lǎonián chīdāi

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄉㄞ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ nin⁴ ci¹ ngoi⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: lǎonián chīdāi
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄉㄞ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laonian chydai
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ nin⁴ ci¹ ngoi⁴
  - Yale: lóuh nìhn chī ngòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ nin⁴ tsi¹ ngoi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ niːn²¹ t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ ŋɔːi̯²¹/