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老子婆娑 — “To boast about one's unconstrained and magnanimous spirit”

老子婆娑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to boast about one's unconstrained and magnanimous spirit”. To proclaim oneself as free and uninhibited.

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老子婆娑 Pronunciation and Pinyin

老子婆娑 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
老
lǎo6old, aged, experienced
子
zǐ3son, child, seed, small thing
婆
pó11old woman or mother-in-law
娑
suō10whirling, swaying, dancing

Example Sentence with 老子婆娑

他一生放荡不羁,常说自己是“老子婆娑”,不愿受任何束缚。
He lived a life of unrestrained freedom, often proclaiming, "I am free and uninhibited," unwilling to be bound by anything.

Idioms Related to 老子婆娑

More idioms starting with 老

  • lǎo老bù不xiǎo晓shì事old and muddled
  • lǎo老zhī之jiāng将zhì至old age is approaching
  • lǎo老yú于shì世gù故worldly-wise and experienced
  • lǎo老sēng僧rù入dìng定deeply absorbed and still
  • lǎo老bā八bèi辈zi子extremely old-fashioned
  • lǎo老yī医shǎo少bo卜Each has their own strengths
  • lǎo老gǔ古bǎn板an old-fashioned stick-in-the-mud
  • lǎo老gǔ古dǒng董old-fashioned person or thing
  • lǎo老wú吾lǎo老yǐ以jí及rén人zhī之lǎo老Respect all elders as your own
  • lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤Regret wasted youth in old age
  • lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤bēi悲lament wasted youth in old age
  • lǎo老dà大wú无chéng成grow old without achieving anything

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Questions about 老子婆娑

What does 老子婆娑 mean?

老子婆娑 (lǎo zǐ pó suō) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to boast about one's unconstrained and magnanimous spirit”.

How do you pronounce 老子婆娑?

老子婆娑 is pronounced lǎo zǐ pó suō in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 老子婆娑?

老子:自称;婆娑:放逸的样子。自夸胸怀旷逸的豪言壮语

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