1 prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
3 sandwich generation
不听老人言,吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
仓皇出逃
cāng huáng chū táo
1 to run off in a great panic (idiom)
冠冕堂皇
guān miǎn táng huáng
1 high-sounding
2 dignified
3 pompous (idiom)
吃饭皇帝大
chī fàn huáng dì dà
1 eating comes first, then comes everything else (idiom) (Tw)
天荒地老
tiān huāng dì lǎo
1 until the end of time (idiom)
天高皇帝远
tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn
1 lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
2 fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government
富丽堂皇
fù lì táng huáng
1 (of houses etc) sumptuous (idiom)
宝刀不老
bǎo dāo bù lǎo
1 lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
2 fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever
3 the old man still has it
宝刀未老
bǎo dāo wèi lǎo
1 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
年老力衰
nián lǎo lì shuāi
1 old and weak (idiom)
年老体弱
nián lǎo tǐ ruò
1 old and weak (idiom)
张皇失措
zhāng huáng shī cuò
1 panic-stricken (idiom)
2 to be in a flustered state
3 also written 張惶失措|张惶失措[zhāng huáng shī cuò]
敬老尊贤
jìng lǎo zūn xián
1 to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
活到老,学到老
huó dào lǎo , xué dào lǎo
1 One is never too old to learn. (idiom)
无颜见江东父老
wú yán jiàn Jiāng dōng fù lǎo
1 (idiom) to be unable to return to one's hometown due to the shame of failure (originally referred to Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ], who chose not to retreat to Jiangdong after his humiliating defeat)
狗逮老鼠
gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ
1 lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom)
2 fig. to be meddlesome
白头偕老
bái tóu xié lǎo
1 (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss
2 until death do us part
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