老馬戀棧
lǎo​mǎ​liàn​zhàn

unwilling to retire

  • created sense approved 老马恋栈/老馬戀棧 · lǎo​mǎ​liàn​zhàn · unwilling to retire — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老马恋栈 / 老馬戀棧

    lǎo​mǎ​liàn​zhàn

    unwilling to retire

    An old horse loves its stable; used to describe an elderly person who is reluctant to leave a position of power or relinquish their post.

    老 (literal) → 老 · lǎo · old 马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · horse 恋栈 (literal) → 恋栈/戀棧 · liàn​zhàn · to cling to a post

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

    created sense