老熊当道 — “A formidable general guarding a strategic pass, preventing passage”
老熊当道 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a formidable general guarding a strategic pass, preventing passage”. Literally, “Old bear blocking the path”.
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老熊当道 Pronunciation and Pinyin
老熊当道 Character Breakdown
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这座山谷地形险要，易守难攻，正可谓老熊当道，无人敢轻易闯入。
This valley has treacherous terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It's truly a formidable presence guarding the pass, no one dares to trespass easily.
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Synonyms of 老熊当道
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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What does 老熊当道 mean?
老熊当道 (lǎo xióng dāng dào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a formidable general guarding a strategic pass, preventing passage”.
How do you pronounce 老熊当道?
老熊当道 is pronounced lǎo xióng dāng dào in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 老熊当道 literally mean?
Literally, 老熊当道 means “Old bear blocking the path”. It is used to mean “a formidable general guarding a strategic pass, preventing passage”.
What is the Chinese definition of 老熊当道?
当道：把路挡住。比喻猛将镇守要塞