粵

老lou5化faa3

lou5 faa3lǎo huà

English

  1. (of a person, population or material) to age
  2. (of knowledge) to become outdated
  3. to age; aging

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 事物隨住時間過去而變舊、變老,而令到機能退化或其過程。

Examples

  • 老化氣味係中老年人獨特嘅氣味,隨住我哋年紀增長而出現。 呢種老化氣味,就係人哋所謂嘅「老人味」或者「老人味」。

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  • 人口老化

    aging population

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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