mǎ​chǐ​tú​zhǎng

to age without achieving anything

  • created reference approved 马齿徒长/馬齒徒長 → 马齿徒增/馬齒徒增 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    马齿徒长 / 馬齒徒長 mǎ​chǐ​tú​zhǎng

    马齿徒增 / 馬齒徒增 mǎ​chǐ​tú​zēng

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  • created reference approved 马齿徒长/馬齒徒長 → 碌碌无为/碌碌無為 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    马齿徒长 / 馬齒徒長 mǎ​chǐ​tú​zhǎng

    碌碌无为 / 碌碌無為 lù​lù​wú​wéi

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  • created sense approved 马齿徒长/馬齒徒長 · mǎ​chǐ​tú​zhǎng · to age without achieving anything — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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"

    马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · horse 齿 (literal) → 齿/齒 · chǐ · age 徒 (literal) → 徒 · tú · in vain 长 (literal) → 长/長 · zhǎng · to grow

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