老医少卜 — “Old doctor, young diviner”
老医少卜 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an experienced elder doctor and a decisive young diviner. It signifies that different individuals possess unique strengths and should be valued accordingly, without prejudice or preference”. Literally, “Old doctor, young diviner”.
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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 老医少卜 mean?
老医少卜 (lǎo yī shǎo bo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an experienced elder doctor and a decisive young diviner. It signifies that different individuals possess unique strengths and should be valued accordingly, without prejudice or preference”.
How do you pronounce 老医少卜?
老医少卜 is pronounced lǎo yī shǎo bo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 老医少卜 literally mean?
Literally, 老医少卜 means “Old doctor, young diviner”. It is used to mean “an experienced elder doctor and a decisive young diviner. It signifies that different individuals possess unique strengths and should be valued accordingly, without prejudice or preference”.
What is the Chinese definition of 老医少卜?
少卜：年轻的卜卦人。年老的医生经验丰富，年少的卜者勇于决断。比喻各有所长，不应偏废