created sense approved 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲/少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲 · shàozhuàngbùnǔlìlǎodàtúshāngbēi · laziness in youth leads to regret in old age — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲 / 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲
shàozhuàngbùnǔlìlǎodàtúshāngbēi
laziness in youth leads to regret in old age
If one does not work hard in one's youth, one will regret it in vain when one is old. A proverb advising against wasting time during one's prime.
少壮 (literal) → 少壮/少壯 · shàozhuàng · young and vigorous 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 努力 (literal) → 努力 · nǔlì · to strive ， (non_chinese) 老大 (literal) → 老大 · lǎodà · old age 徒 (literal) → 徒 · tú · in vain 伤悲 (literal) → 伤悲/傷悲 · shāngbēi · sad
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created sense approved 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲/少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲 · shàozhuàngbùnǔlìlǎodàtúshāngbēi · if you are lazy in your youth, you will regret it in your old age — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲 / 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲
shàozhuàngbùnǔlìlǎodàtúshāngbēi
if you are lazy in your youth, you will regret it in your old age
A 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]]
少壮 (literal) → 少壮/少壯 · shàozhuàng · young and vigorous 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 努力 (literal) → 努力 · nǔlì · to strive ， (non_chinese) 老大 (literal) → 老大 · lǎodà · old age 徒 (literal) → 徒 · tú · in vain 伤悲 (literal) → 伤悲/傷悲 · shāngbēi · sad
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