zung1 lou5終老终老
Jyutpingzung1 lou5
Yalejūng lóuh
Definition
To spend one's last years; to live out the rest of one's life until death.
colloquialpeopletime
How it's used
Carries a sense of finality and often implies a deliberate choice to settle down permanently in a specific location or with a specific person. It is frequently used in the context of retirement planning or long term commitment to a partner. The term sounds slightly more literary or sentimental than simply saying 退休.
Examples
They decided to return to their hometown to spend their final years.
Are you planning to spend your final years here?
Related words
Common phrases
to spend one's final years here
to return to one's hometown to spend one's final years
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe the general process of aging, as it specifically refers to the act of choosing where or with whom to live out the remainder of one's life.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
