叟
sǒu
Pinyin
Definition
叟
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- old gentleman
- old man
Character Decomposition
Related Words (3)
- 1 cheating neither old nor young (idiom); treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously
- 2 Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike.
- 1 Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400), English poet, author of The Canterbury Tales 坎特伯雷故事集[Kǎn tè bó léi Gù shì Jí]
- 1 old man
Idioms (2)
北叟失马
- 1 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
- 2 fig. a blessing in disguise
- 3 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
童叟无欺
- 1 cheating neither old nor young (idiom); treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously
- 2 Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike.