老神在在
lǎo shén zài zài
Pinyin
Definition
老神在在
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- calm
- unperturbed
- (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [lāu-sîn-tsāi-tsāi])
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一年之计在于春
- 1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
- 2 early planning is the key to success
一日之计在于晨
- 1 make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)
- 2 early morning is the golden time of the day
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
上有老下有小
- 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
- 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
- 3 sandwich generation