马齿徒长 — “Horse's teeth grown in vain”
马齿徒长 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to humbly lament having grown old without achieving anything significant or having wasted one's years”. Literally, “horse's teeth grown in vain”.
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马齿徒长 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 马mǎ
- 齿chǐ
- 徒tú
- 长zhǎng
马齿徒长 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 马齿徒长
他看着镜中渐白的头发，不禁感叹自己马齿徒长，至今仍未做出一番事业。
Looking at his gradually graying hair in the mirror, he couldn't help but sigh, lamenting that he had grown old without having accomplished anything significant.
Idioms Related to 马齿徒长
Synonyms of 马齿徒长
More idioms starting with 马
- mǎ马shàng上gōng功chéng成achieve success quickly, often by military conquest
- mǎ马shàng上qiáng墙tóu头a romantic rendezvous spot
- mǎ马shàng上dé得tiān天xià下win an empire on horseback
- mǎ马shàng上fáng房zi子overtly agree, covertly oppose
- mǎ马shàng上kàn看huā花to observe things superficially
- mǎ马bù不tíng停tí蹄advancing tirelessly without stopping
- mǎ马bù不jiě解ān鞍to work without rest
- mǎ马zhōng中guān关wǔ五typographical or scribal errors
- mǎ马yǎng仰rén人fān翻utter chaos and confusion
- mǎ马rù入huà华shān山universal peace and tranquility
- mǎ马dào到gōng功chéng成achieve instant success
- mǎ马dào到chéng成gōng功instant success
Questions about 马齿徒长
- What does 马齿徒长 mean?
- 马齿徒长 (mǎ chǐ tú zhǎng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to humbly lament having grown old without achieving anything significant or having wasted one's years”.
- How do you pronounce 马齿徒长?
- 马齿徒长 is pronounced mǎ chǐ tú zhǎng in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 马齿徒长 literally mean?
- Literally, 马齿徒长 means “horse's teeth grown in vain”. It is used to mean “to humbly lament having grown old without achieving anything significant or having wasted one's years”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 马齿徒长?
- 谦称自己虚度年华，没有成就。