老 人 lǎo rén old man or woman / the elderly / one's aged parents or grandparents 老 年 人 lǎo nián rén old people / the elderly 老 年 lǎo nián elderly / old age / autumn of one's years 高 龄 gāo líng elderly 养 老 yǎng lǎo to provide for the elderly (family members) / to enjoy a life in retirement 老 者 lǎo zhě old man / elderly man 老 太 太 lǎo tài tai elderly lady (respectful) / esteemed mother / CL:位[wei4] 收 养 shōu yǎng to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc) / to adopt (a child) / adoption 老 爷 子 lǎo yé zi my (you etc) old father / polite appellation for an elderly male 大 妈 dà mā father's elder brother's wife / aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman) 老 伴 lǎo bàn (of an elderly couple) husband or wife 嬷 嬷 mó mo (dialect) elderly lady / wet nurse / Catholic nun 寿 星 shòu xīng god of longevity / elderly person whose birthday is being celebrated 祝 寿 zhù shòu to offer birthday congratulations (to an elderly person) 老 生 lǎo shēng venerable middle-aged or elderly man, usually wearing an artificial beard (in Chinese opera) 老 太 爷 lǎo tài yé elderly gentleman (respectful) / esteemed father 阿 公 ā gōng (old) grandfather / polite address for an elderly man, or a woman's father-in-law / (Taiwanese) grandfather 拜 寿 bài shòu congratulate an elderly person on his birthday / offer birthday felicitations 扶 老 携 幼 fú lǎo xié yòu taking everyone along, young and old / to look after the elderly and the young 母 mother / elderly female relative / origin / source / (of animals) female 黄 昏 恋 huáng hūn liàn fig. romantic relationship between an elderly couple / falling in love in the autumn of one's life 做 寿 zuò shòu to celebrate a birthday (of an elderly person) 翁 elderly man / father / father-in-law / neck feathers of a bird (old) 耇 wrinkled face of the elderly 老 大 妈 lǎo dà mā "Madam" (affectionate term for an elderly woman) / CL:位[wei4] 中 老 年 人 zhōng lǎo nián rén middle-aged and elderly people 白 托 bái tuō day care for the elderly (abbr. of 白天托管[bai2 tian1 tuo1 guan3]) / to be blinded by greed / swindler (homonym of 拜託|拜托[bai4 tuo1]) 绕 膝 rào xī (children) run around parent's knees / fig. to stay to look after one's elderly parents 护 老 者 hù lǎo zhě carer of elderly persons / aged care worker 老 年 人 保 健 方 案 lǎo nián rén bǎo jiàn fāng àn Programme on Health of the Elderly 欧 洲 老 年 人 福 利 联 合 会 European Federation for the Welfare of the Elderly 国 际 老 年 人 协 会 联 合 会 International Federation of Associations of the Elderly 老 龄 妇 女 和 老 年 妇 女 参 与 发 展 专 家 组 会 议 Expert Group Meeting on the integration of ageing and elderly women into development 欧 洲 退 休 和 老 年 人 联 合 会 European Federation of Retired and Elderly Persons 国 际 老 人 组 织 联 合 会 International Federation of Organizations of the Elderly 老 人 药 品 Drugs for the elderly 非 洲 老 龄 和 老 年 人 行 动 计 划 African Plan of Action for the Aging and the Elderly 老 年 女 性 elderly women / older women 老 年 妇 女 elderly women / older women 残 疾 人 和 老 年 人 无 障 碍 环 境 专 家 组 会 议 Expert Group Meeting on Non-handicapping Environments for Disabled and Elderly Persons 上 有 老 下 有 小 shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom) / fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children / sandwich generation 艾 老 ài lǎo (literary) person aged over fifty / elderly person
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