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徒长
tú​zhǎng

to grow spindly

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 马齿徒长 mǎ​chǐ​tú​zhǎng to age without achieving anything
    Used as a humble way to say one has grown older without making any contributions or achievements; literally "horse teeth growing in vain"