七老八十 [－－－－]

Jyutping cat1 lou5 baat3 sap6
Pinyin qī lǎo bā shí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. in one's seventies (age)
  2. very old (of people)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    年紀​好​大​、​已經​衰老​嘅​時​候​；​字面​解即​係​七十​幾至​八十​歲
    of old age; literally "seven-old-eighty"
    • 啲錢留番喺我七老八十嗰陣養老㗎。
      啲钱留番喺我七老八十𠮶阵养老㗎。
      di1 cin2 lau4 faan1 hai2 ngo5 cat1 lou5 baat3 sap6 go2 zan2 joeng5 lou5 gaa3.
      The money is left for caring for myself when I am old.
    • 而家唔做，唔通等到七老八十先嚟做咩。
      而家唔做，唔通等到七老八十先嚟做咩。
      ji4 gaa1 m4 zou6, m4 tung1 dang2 dou3 cat1 lou5 baat3 sap6 sin1 lai4 zou6 me1.
      If we don't do it now, do we wait until we grow old?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    very old; in one's old age
    (syn.) 七老八老
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    啲钱留番喺我七老八十𠮶阵养老㗎。
    啲錢留番喺我七老八十嗰陣養老㗎。
    di1 cin2 lau4 faan1 hai2 ngo5 cat1 lou5 baat3 sap6 go2 zan2 joeng5 lou5 gaa3.
    • The money is left for caring for myself when I am old.
  2. Cantonese
    而家唔做，唔通等到七老八十先嚟做咩。
    而家唔做，唔通等到七老八十先嚟做咩。
    ji4 gaa1 m4 zou6, m4 tung1 dang2 dou3 cat1 lou5 baat3 sap6 sin1 lai4 zou6 me1.
    • If we don't do it now, do we wait until we grow old?