"retired" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Part of speech	Translation	Actions
名誉名譽	míng yù	n., adj.	fame / reputation / honor / honorary / emeritus (of retired professor)	syn
太上皇	tài shàng huáng		Taishang Huang / Retired Emperor / father of the reigning emperor / fig. puppet master
姚明	yáo míng		Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011
反聘	fǎn pìn		to re-hire retired personnel
恬雅	tián yǎ		retired and quiet / calm and graceful
苏西洛蘇西洛	sū xī luò		Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (1949-), retired Indonesian general, president of the Republic of Indonesia 2004-2014
欧洲退休和老年人联合会歐洲退休和老年人聯合會			European Federation of Retired and Elderly Persons
荣民榮民	róng mín		(Tw) retired soldier / veteran (abbr. for 榮譽國民\|荣誉国民[rong2yu4 guo2min2])
终身俸終身俸	zhōng shēn fèng		(Tw) pension (for retired military, civil service and teaching personnel)
返聘	fǎn pìn		to rehire retired personnel
广场舞廣場舞	guǎng chǎng wǔ		square dancing, an exercise routine performed to music in public squares, parks and plazas, popular esp. among middle-aged and retired women in China
荣誉国民榮譽國民	róng yù guó mín		(Tw) retired soldier / veteran
祝哽祝噎	zhù gěng zhù yē		(idiom) In ancient China, this referred to rulers showing respect for elderly and retired people. Attendants prayed that they would eat and drink without choking.
祝僇祝鲠	zhù lù zhù gěng		(idiom) An ancient imperial expression of respect and care for the elderly: retired elders were invited to eat and drink, while specially appointed attendants prayed that they would not choke.
祝鲠祝噎	zhù gěng zhù yē		(idiom) In ancient times, rulers showed respect and care for retired elderly people by serving them food and wine and having people pray that they would not choke or gag.
祝鲠祝饐	zhù gěng zhù yì		(idiom) An ancient imperial expression of respect and care for the elderly: retired elders were invited to eat and drink, while specially appointed attendants prayed that they would not choke.

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