老气横秋
lǎo qì héng qiū
Pinyin

Definition

老气横秋
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lǎo qì héng qiū
  1. old and decrepit
  2. proud of one's age and experience (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

老
lǎo
  1. 1 prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
  2. 2 old (of people)
  3. 3 venerable (person)
  4. 4 experienced
  5. 5 of long standing
  6. 6 always
  7. 7 all the time
  8. 8 of the past
  9. 9 very
  10. 10 outdated
  11. 11 (of meat etc) tough
老公
lǎo gōng
  1. 1 (coll.) husband
老婆
lǎo pó
  1. 1 (coll.) wife
老妈
lǎo mā
  1. 1 mother
  2. 2 mom
老家
lǎo jiā
  1. 1 native place
  2. 2 place of origin
  3. 3 home state or region
老师
lǎo shī
  1. 1 teacher
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
老板
lǎo bǎn
  1. 1 variant of 老闆|老板[lǎo bǎn]
老爸
lǎo bà
  1. 1 father
  2. 2 dad
偕老
xié lǎo
  1. 1 to grow old together
古老
gǔ lǎo
  1. 1 ancient
  2. 2 old
  3. 3 age-old
回老家
huí lǎo jiā
  1. 1 to go back to one's roots
  2. 2 to return to one's native place
  3. 3 by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die)
天荒地老
tiān huāng dì lǎo
  1. 1 until the end of time (idiom)
年老
nián lǎo
  1. 1 aged
春秋
Chūn qiū
  1. 1 Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)
  2. 2 Spring and Autumn Annals, chronicle of Lu State (722-481 BC)
白头偕老
bái tóu xié lǎo
  1. 1 (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss
  2. 2 until death do us part
百老汇
Bǎi lǎo huì
  1. 1 Broadway (New York City)
秋
Qiū
  1. 1 surname Qiu
秋天
qiū tiān
  1. 1 autumn
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
秋季
qiū jì
  1. 1 autumn
  2. 2 fall
秋裤
qiū kù
  1. 1 long underwear pants

Idioms (20)

一日三秋
yī rì sān qiū
  1. 1 a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
一日不见，如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
  1. 1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一叶知秋
yī yè zhī qiū
  1. 1 lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend
  3. 3 a straw in the wind
一雨成秋
yī yǔ chéng qiū
  1. 1 a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
冰壶秋月
bīng hú qiū yuè
  1. 1 jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡); fig. spotless white and pure
  2. 2 flawless person
各有千秋
gè yǒu qiān qiū
  1. 1 each has its own merits (idiom)
天荒地老
tiān huāng dì lǎo
  1. 1 until the end of time (idiom)
宝刀不老
bǎo dāo bù lǎo
  1. 1 lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever
  3. 3 the old man still has it
宝刀未老
bǎo dāo wèi lǎo
  1. 1 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
年老力衰
nián lǎo lì shuāi
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)
年老体弱
nián lǎo tǐ ruò
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)
敬老尊贤
jìng lǎo zūn xián
  1. 1 to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
明察秋毫
míng chá qiū háo
  1. 1 lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius)
  2. 2 fig. perceptive of even the finest detail
春生，夏长，秋收，冬藏
chūn shēng , xià zhǎng , qiū shōu , dōng cáng
  1. 1 sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)
春秋大梦
chūn qiū dà mèng
  1. 1 grand dreams
  2. 2 unrealistic ideas (idiom)
暗送秋波
àn sòng qiū bō
  1. 1 to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)

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