- 老大徒伤悲 lǎodàtúshāngbēi to regret in old ageTo regret in old age the time wasted when one was young; refers to the uselessness of feeling sorry about one's laziness or missed opportunities later in life. This is the second half of the couplet [[少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲|少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲|shao4 zhuang4 bu4 nu3 li4 lao3 da4 tu2 shang1 bei1]]
- 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲 shàozhuàngbùnǔlìlǎodàtúshāngbēi if you are lazy in your youth, you will regret it in your old ageA proverb meaning that if one does not work hard while young and strong, one will only have useless regrets when old; from the Han dynasty poem [[长歌行|長歌行|chang2 ge1 xing2]]
