宝刀未老 (寶刀未老)
bǎo dāo wèi lǎo
Pinyin
Definition
宝刀未老 (寶刀未老)
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- treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 not yet
- 2 did not
- 3 have not
- 4 not
- 5 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep
- 6 ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
- 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 old (of people)
- 3 venerable (person)
- 4 experienced
- 5 of long standing
- 6 always
- 7 all the time
- 8 of the past
- 9 very
- 10 outdated
- 11 (of meat etc) tough
- 1 (coll.) husband
- 1 (coll.) wife
Idioms (20)
一刀两断
- 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
- 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
一刀切
- 1 lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity
- 2 one solution fits a diversity of problems
- 3 one size fits all
一波未平,一波又起
- 1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
- 2 many twists and turns to a story
- 3 one thing after another
一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
- 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
- 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
- 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
- 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch