中老年

Chinese

		middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	year
trad. (中老年)		中	老	年
simp. ^#(中老年)		中	老	年

Etymology

Blend of 中年 (zhōngnián) + 老年 (lǎonián).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhōnglǎonián

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ lou⁵ nin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhōnglǎonián
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhonglǎonián
  - Wade–Giles: chung¹-lao³-nien²
  - Yale: jūng-lǎu-nyán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonglaonian
  - Palladius: чжунлаонянь (čžunlaonjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ lou⁵ nin⁴
  - Yale: jūng lóuh nìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ lou⁵ nin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ lou⁵ nin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ lou̯¹³ niːn²¹/

Noun

中老年

(often attributive) middle age and old age
中老年疾病 ― zhōnglǎonián jíbìng ― diseases affecting the middle-aged and elderly

中老年表情包 ― zhōnglǎonián biǎoqíngbāo ― sticker/emoji pack tailored to the middle- and old-aged (humorous, pejorative)

Derived terms

中老年人 (zhōnglǎoniánrén)

See also

青少年 (qīngshàonián)