老死

old age and death

Calque of Sanskrit जरामरण (jarāmaraṇa), from जरा (jarā, “old age”) + मरण (maraṇa, “death”).

老死

1. to die of old age; to die a natural death

   黃伯今日死咗，死因係老死。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   黄伯今日死咗，死因系老死。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   wong^4-2 baak³ gam¹ jat⁶ sei² zo², sei² jan¹ hai⁶ lou⁵ sei². [Jyutping]

   Old Man Wong died today; the cause was old age.

老死

1. (Cantonese) close friend; very good friend

   小明係我個老死。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   小明系我个老死。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   siu² ming⁴ hai⁶ ngo⁵ go³ lou⁵ sei². [Jyutping]

   Siu Ming is a close friend of mine.

2. (Buddhism) old age and death

• (close friend): 老友 (lǎoyǒu), 死黨／死党 (sǐdǎng)