mǎ​chǐ​tú​zhǎng

to age without achieving anything

Senses

马齿徒长/ 馬齒徒長 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"

References

synonym 马齿徒长/馬齒徒長 马齿徒增/馬齒徒增
synonym 马齿徒长/馬齒徒長 碌碌无为/碌碌無為
synonym 马齿徒增/馬齒徒增 马齿徒长/馬齒徒長