老不晓事 — “Old and not understanding matters”
老不晓事 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be old and muddled, failing to grasp common sense or current affairs; to be in one's dotage”. Literally, “Old and not understanding matters”.
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More idioms starting with 老
- 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
- lǎo老tiān天bá拔dì地old person's stiff, slow, clumsy movements
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What does 老不晓事 mean?
老不晓事 (lǎo bù xiǎo shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be old and muddled, failing to grasp common sense or current affairs; to be in one's dotage”.
How do you pronounce 老不晓事?
老不晓事 is pronounced lǎo bù xiǎo shì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 老不晓事 literally mean?
Literally, 老不晓事 means “Old and not understanding matters”. It is used to mean “to be old and muddled, failing to grasp common sense or current affairs; to be in one's dotage”.
What is the Chinese definition of 老不晓事?
年老而不明白事理