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Pronunciation

Peng'im: ci5 mo6
POJ: tshî-mǒ
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

noun: dusk; nightfall (literary), one's later years
遲暮

The page lists two quite different literary senses under the same reading, 'dusk/nightfall' and 'one's twilight years'; the literal 'dusk' sense was chosen as primary but either could be intended.

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