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 mǎchǐtúzhǎng
马齿徒增 / 馬齒徒增 mǎchǐtúzēng
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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 mǎchǐtúzhǎng
碌碌无为 / 碌碌無為 lùlùwúwéi
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created sense approved 马齿徒长/馬齒徒長 · mǎchǐtúzhǎng · to age without achieving anything — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
马齿徒长 / 馬齒徒長
mǎchǐtúzhǎng
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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