粵

老lou5人jan4院jyun2

lou5 jan4 jyun2lǎo rén yuàn

English

  1. nursing home
  2. home for the elderly
  3. old people's home

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 俾老人長住養老、獲得照顧嘅院舍(量詞:間)

Examples

  • 我哋今日要去老人院唱歌。

    We have to sing at an old folks home today.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢照顧唔到佢老豆,要送佢入老人院。

    He needs to sent his father to a home for the elderly since he couldn't take care of him.

  • 我在法国南边的一座小山买了一所房子,准备在那里建设老人院。

    I bought a house on a small hill in southern France in preparation of building a retirement home.

    Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

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

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