về già
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grow old
Verb
grow old
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Verb
grow old Family, Relationships & Life Events
The stage of life when a person becomes elderly and experiences physical aging.
vi Ông ấy muốn sống yên bình khi về già.
en He wants to live peacefully as he grows old.
Parts
về / già / A compound of về + già …
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Parts
về / già / A compound of về + già …
OriginA compound of về + già
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𡗅伽
Candidates by syllable
về
𡗅
già
伽（𦓅）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Use
trở về / về sau / bỏ về / về hưu …
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Use
trở về / về sau / bỏ về / về hưu …