龍鍾 [龙钟]

Jyutping lung4 zung1
Pinyin lóng zhōng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. decrepit
  2. senile
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    龍​鍾​原為​一種​竹名​，​借喻​老年人​瘦弱​到​好似​支竹​咁​，​枝葉​隨風搖​拽​，​不能​自禁​。
    Lung Chung is a kind of bamboo. Implies an old person is as thin and weak as a bamboo, wind blows it to move and it can't stop it.
    • 老態龍鍾
      老态龙钟
      old and weak like a bamboo
  2. 近義詞
    論盡、遴迍
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    老态龙钟
    老態龍鍾
    • old and weak like a bamboo