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Change log entry 59499
Processed by: goldyn_chyld (2015-12-06 08:30:09 GMT)
Comment: << review queue entry 56818 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
It's not about becoming "childish" (puerile), at least according to this interpretation:
http://bbs.cz001.com.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1161240

They say it's more about things like becoming dependent on others, due to physical and mental weakness (生活上都需要有人扶持了,就像扶养小孩一样).
Diff:
- 老小老小 老小老小 [lao3 xiao3 lao3 xiao3] /(coll.) as people age they become more childish/
+ 老小老小 老小老小 [lao3 xiao3 lao3 xiao3] /(coll.) as one ages, one becomes more and more like a child/
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