Definition

1. Noun:
   • Age, years of age: A literary or somewhat archaic term referring to the length of time a person has lived, or a person's age. It is equivalent to the more common modern word "tuổi".

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cụ ấy đã cao niên xỉ. (He is of advanced age.)
  • Niên xỉ của ông ấy là bao nhiêu? (What is his age?)

Advanced Usage

• This word is considered literary and is rarely used in everyday modern conversation. It may appear in formal writing, historical contexts, classical literature, or poetic language to convey a sense of formality or antiquity.
• It is typically used to refer to human age.

Variants and Related Words

• Tuổi: The standard, modern Vietnamese word for "age".
• Tuổi tác: A more general term for age, often implying the effects or concept of aging.
• Niên kỷ: Refers to a chronological period, era, or century, not an individual's age.
• Tuế: A Sino-Vietnamese morpheme meaning "year (of age)", found in compounds (e.g., "tuế số" - age, number of years).

Synonyms

• Tuổi: Age.
• Tuổi đời: Years of life.

Notes

• "Niên xỉ" is a compound word formed from the Sino-Vietnamese elements "niên" (年 - year) and "xỉ" (齒 - tooth, age). Historically, examining teeth was one way to estimate age.
• There are no specific idioms or phrasal verbs commonly associated with this isolated word in modern usage.

1. Age