鐘鳴漏盡 zhōng míng lòu jìn

DEFINITIONS

  1. past one's prime
  2. in one's declining years

CHARACTERS

鐘 zhōng clock; bell
鳴 míng cry of bird or animal; make sound
漏 lòu leak, drip; funnel; hour glass
盡 jìn exhaust, use up; deplete