年紀大 [－纪－]

Jyutping nin4 gei2 daai6
Pinyin nián jì dà

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    aged; old; elderly; getting on in years
    (syn.) 年歲大, 垂老, 老, 下架, 衰老, 年老, 老大

年紀大 [－纪－]

Jyutping nin4 gei2 daai6
Pinyin nián2ji dà

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. at an old age [written and colloquial]
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    年纪大的夫妻往往喜欢礼金胜于礼物, 因为他们既不需要礼物也没有空间放礼物。
    年紀大的夫妻往往喜歡禮金勝於禮物, 因為他們既不需要禮物也沒有空間放禮物。
    nián jì dà de fū qī wǎng wǎng xǐ huan lǐ jīn shèng yú lǐ wù , yīn wèi tā men jì bù xū yào lǐ wù yě méi yǒu kòng jiān fàng lǐ wù 。
    • Older couples often appreciate cash more than gifts because they neither need nor have room for them.
  2. Mandarin
    我天生具有希伯来人的说服才能，但当我年纪大了的时候，我把它转换成了自恋。
    我天生具有希伯來人的說服才能，但當我年紀大了的時候，我把它轉換成了自戀。
    wǒ tiān shēng jù yǒu xī bó lái rén de shuō fú cái néng ， dàn dāng wǒ nián jì dà le de shí hou ， wǒ bǎ tā zhuǎn huàn chéng le zì liàn 。
    • I was born into the Hebrew persuasion, but when I got older I converted to narcissism.
  3. Mandarin
    她没有玛丽年纪大。
    她沒有瑪麗年紀大。
    tā méi yǒu mǎ lì nián jì dà 。
    • She's not as old as Mary.
  4. Mandarin
    他父母的年纪比我父母的年纪大。
    他父母的年紀比我父母的年紀大。
    tā fù mǔ de nián jì bǐ wǒ fù mǔ de nián jì dà 。
    • Their parents are older than ours.
  5. Mandarin
    我奶奶年轻的时候身材很苗条，现在年纪大了就发福了。
    我奶奶年輕的時候身材很苗條，現在年紀大了就發福了。
    wǒ nǎi nai nián qīng de shí hou shēn cái hěn miáo tiao ， xiàn zài nián jì dà le jiù fā fú le 。
    • When my grandmother was young, her body was very slim. Now in her old age she's grown plump.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    年纪大咗好难同啲后生仔沟通。
    年紀大咗好難同啲後生仔溝通。
    nin4 gei2 daai6 zo2 hou2 naan4 tung4 di1 hau6 sang1 zai2 kau1 tung1.
    • It's getting more difficult to communicate with the youngsters when one is getting older.
  2. Cantonese
    人年纪大咗就会开始周身病痛。
    人年紀大咗就會開始周身病痛。
    • When you get older, you start to get many minor illnesses and ailments.
  3. Cantonese
    年纪大机器坏好正常。
    年紀大機器壞好正常。
    nin4 gei2 daai6 gei1 hei3 waai6 hou2 zing3 soeng4
    • Becoming physically weak as people get old is very common.
  4. Cantonese
    佢年纪大咗，听力唔太好。
    佢年紀大咗，聽力唔太好。
    keoi5 nin4 gei2 daai6 zo2, ting3 lik6 m4 taai3 hou2.
    • He's getting old and his hearing isn't very good.
  5. Cantonese
    年纪大咗，最紧要有个老伴，互相照顾。
    年紀大咗，最緊要有個老伴，互相照顧。
    nin4 gei2 daai6 zo2, zeoi3 gan2 jiu3 jau5 go3 lou5 bun6, wu6 soeng1 ziu3 gu3.
    • Once (you) get old, it's very important to have a companion to look after each other.