寶刀不老
bǎo​dāo​bù​lǎo

as good as ever

  • created sense approved 宝刀不老/寶刀不老 · bǎo​dāo​bù​lǎo · as good as ever — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    宝刀不老 / 寶刀不老

    bǎo​dāo​bù​lǎo

    as good as ever

    Literally "a precious sword does not grow old"; describes an older person who remains vigorous or whose skills and talents have not faded with age.

    宝刀 (literal) → 宝刀/寶刀 · bǎo​dāo · one's former prowess 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 老 (literal) → 老 · lǎo · old

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense