还年卻老 — “To restore youth and ward off old age”
还年卻老 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to restore youth and ward off old age”. To become young again and live forever. Literally, “Return youth and repel old age”.
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还年卻老 Pronunciation and Pinyin
还年卻老 Character Breakdown
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传说中的仙丹妙药能使人还年卻老，容颜不改
Legendary elixirs are said to make people regain youth and ward off old age, keeping their appearance unchanged.
Idioms Related to 还年卻老
More idioms starting with 还
- huán还xiāng乡zhòu昼jǐn锦return home in glory
- huán还yuán元fǎn返běn本revert to original nature or state
- huán还yuán原fǎn反běn本restore to original state
- huán还nián年què却lǎo老regain youth and eternal vitality
- huán还nián年zhù驻sè色restore youth and maintain complexion
- huán还wǒ我hé河shān山Reclaim our lost land and heritage
- huán还pǔ朴fǎn反gǔ古return to original simplicity and honesty
- huán还chún淳fǎn反gǔ古revert to ancient simplicity and honesty
- huán还chún淳fǎn反pǔ朴revert to original purity and simplicity
- huán还chún淳fǎn反sù素return to one's original simple and pure nature
- huán还chún淳fǎn返pǔ朴return to innate purity and simplicity
- huán还zhū珠mǎi买dú椟value the superficial over the essential
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Open the tool →Questions about 还年卻老
What does 还年卻老 mean?
还年卻老 (huán nián què lǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to restore youth and ward off old age”.
How do you pronounce 还年卻老?
还年卻老 is pronounced huán nián què lǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 还年卻老 literally mean?
Literally, 还年卻老 means “Return youth and repel old age”. It is used to mean “to restore youth and ward off old age”.
What is the Chinese definition of 还年卻老?
恢复年轻，长生不老。