叟 (sǒu) — old man (bound form, used in literary or compound contexts)
Definition
A literary, bound-form word for 'old man / elder.' Almost never used alone — it appears inside set phrases (老叟) or literary compounds (智叟, 叟童) in classical-style writing.
bound form
old man (bound form, used in literary or compound contexts)
Examples
- 叟。Nà wèi sǒu tóng zhèng zài hé biān diào yú.That old man and child are fishing by the river.
- 叟。Cūn zhōng de lǎo sǒu cháng cháng gěi hái zi men jiǎng gù shi.The elderly man in the village often tells stories to children.
- 叟，。Gǔ sǒu zhī zhì huì, zhí dé xiàn dài rén xué xí.The wisdom of ancient elders is worth learning by modern people.
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