| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 蹉 | 蹉 | cuō | cuo1 | to error; to slip; to miss; to err | ||
| 2 | 蹉跎 | 蹉跎 | cuō tuó | cuo1 tuo2 | (literary) to slip; (of looks etc) to fade away; (of time) to slip away; to squander (time, opportunities); to dillydally | ||
| 3 | 年已蹉跎 | 年已蹉跎 | nián yǐ cuō tuó | nian2 yi3 cuo1 tuo2 | the years have already gone by; to be too old | ||
| 4 | 日月蹉跎 | 日月蹉跎 | rì yuè cuō tuó | ri4 yue4 cuo1 tuo2 | the years have slipped by |