老古董 — “An old-fashioned person or thing”
老古董 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an old-fashioned person or thing”. Someone with outdated ideas or habits; an antique. Literally, “old antique”.
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老古董 Pronunciation and Pinyin
老古董 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 老古董
他的思维方式像个老古董，不愿接受新鲜事物。
His way of thinking is like an old fogey; he is unwilling to accept new things.
Idioms Related to 老古董
Synonyms of 老古董
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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Open the tool →Questions about 老古董
What does 老古董 mean?
老古董 (lǎo gǔ dǒng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an old-fashioned person or thing”.
How do you pronounce 老古董?
老古董 is pronounced lǎo gǔ dǒng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 老古董 literally mean?
Literally, 老古董 means “old antique”. It is used to mean “an old-fashioned person or thing”.
What is the Chinese definition of 老古董?
古老的或过时的东西，也指思想陈腐或生活习惯陈旧的人