「百年歸老」
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Pronunciation: | baak3 nin4 gwai1 lou5 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
百 hundred; hundreds digit; hundreds place 年 year 歸 to go back to; to classify; to belong to; to return 老 old; old in age; of long standing; experienced; senior |
Part of Speech: | expression |
Explanation: |
an euphemistic way to discuss the death of a person when he is still alive; literally, "after 100 years returns to old"
(Eng.) Make a will first. So after you pass away, we would know your intention about the funeral arrangement.
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