integrity in old age; final years
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
integrity (in one's later years); moral character in old age
Often used in the context of maintaining one's reputation and moral standards in the final years of life. Commonly appears in the phrase 保持晚节.
Bǎo保
chí持
wǎn晚
jié节
。
Maintain one's integrity in later years.
Tā他
suī虽
nián年
mài迈
，
dàn但
wǎn晚
jié节
shèn甚
jiā佳
。
Although he is advanced in years, his integrity in old age is excellent.
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Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
jiāng将
jūn军
yī一
shēng生
qīng清
lián廉
，
wǎn晚
jié节
shèn甚
jiā佳
。
This old general was honest and incorruptible all his life, and his integrity in his final years was exemplary.
noun
old age; later years; final stage (of life, a dynasty, etc.)
literaryLiterary usage (书). Often refers to the closing period of a person's life or the final phase of an era. Commonly appears in set phrases like 晚节末路.
Wǎn晚
jié节
mò末
lù路
，
lìng令
rén人
xī唏
xū嘘
。
The final years and the dead end are sigh-inducing.
Zhì至
qí其
wǎn晚
jié节
，
ruì锐
qì气
jiàn渐
xiāo消
。
By his final years, his vigor had gradually faded.
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Yī一
cháo朝
wǎn晚
jié节
，
fù付
zhū诸
dōng东
liú流
。
The integrity of his later years was lost in a single morning.