lǎo
tài
lóng
zhōng

idiom
literary

Meaning of 老态龙钟

老态龙钟 means aged and feeble; doddering; decrepit. Pronounced lǎo tài lóng zhōng.

  • aged and feeble; doddering; decrepit

Definitions & Examples

Duō
nián
jiàn
 
méi
xiǎng
dào
shì
zhè
bān
lǎo
tài
lóng
zhōng
le
 

I haven't seen him for years; I never expected he would have become so aged and feeble.

wèi
lǎo
tài
lóng
zhōng
de
lǎo
rén
 
zhèng
zhǔ
zhe
guǎi
zhàng
huǎn
màn
de
guò
 

The doddering old man is slowly crossing the street with a cane.

Shū
zhōng
miáo
xiě
le
wèi
céng
jīng
chì
zhà
fēng
yún
 
jīn
què
lǎo
tài
lóng
zhōng
de
lǎo
jiāng
jūn
 

The book depicts an old general who was once powerful and influential but is now decrepit.