龙钟

龍鍾
lóngzhōng
  1. decrepit
  2. senile

CEDICT

  1. (literary) crying
  2. (literary) senile; decrepit
  3. crying
  4. senile; decrepit

Wiktionary

  1. 年老体衰行动不便的样子。
  2. 潦倒失意。
  3. 流泪的样子。

重編國語辭典

  1. 哭泣着。
  2. 形容老而衰弱的样子。

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 龙 lóng
  1. Chinese dragon; loong
  2. (fig.) emperor
  3. dragon
  4. (bound form) dinosaur
=2 钟 zhōng
  1. handleless cup; goblet
  2. (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc)
  3. variant of 钟 zhōng
=2 钟 zhōng
  1. (historical) metal ceremonial percussion instrument hung from a rack and struck with a mallet
  2. a surname
  3. alternative form of 鍾 /钟 (zhōng, “unit of capacity”)
  4. bell (Classifier: 架; 座)
  5. clock (Classifier: 架; 座)
  6. metal ceremonial percussion instrument hung from a rack and struck with a mallet
  7. time measured in hours and minutes

classifiers: 架, 座, 點, 分, 秒

Containing this entry

老态龙钟 lǎotàilóngzhōng (idiom) doddering; senile

Related entries

颓然 tuírán
  1. decrepit
  2. ruined
  3. disappointed
老态 lǎotài
  1. old and frail
  2. decrepit
  3. doddering
  4. decrepitude
  5. infirmities of old age
衰朽 shuāixiǔ
  1. decaying
  2. decrepit
  3. aged and crumbling
颓坏 tuíhuài
  1. dilapidated
  2. decrepit
颓朽 tuíxiǔ
  1. decaying
  2. rotten
  3. decrepit
惛耄 hūnmào
  1. senile
  2. senility
颓老 tuílǎo
  1. old and decrepit
  2. senile
老耄 lǎomào
  1. dim sight of the aged
  2. doddering
  3. senile