老马为驹 — “To treat an elder with disrespect or condescension”
老马为驹 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to treat an elder with disrespect or condescension”. As if they were a child or immature. Literally, “Treat an old horse as a colt”.
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老马为驹 Pronunciation and Pinyin
老马为驹 Character Breakdown
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年轻人不应仗着自己年轻，就对经验丰富的前辈老马为驹，而应虚心请教。
Young people should not, simply because of their youth, treat experienced elders with condescension; instead, they should humbly seek their advice.
Idioms Related to 老马为驹
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 老马为驹 mean?
老马为驹 (lǎo mǎ wèi jū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to treat an elder with disrespect or condescension”.
How do you pronounce 老马为驹?
老马为驹 is pronounced lǎo mǎ wèi jū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 老马为驹 literally mean?
Literally, 老马为驹 means “Treat an old horse as a colt”. It is used to mean “to treat an elder with disrespect or condescension”.
What is the Chinese definition of 老马为驹?
驾驭老马像驾驭马驹一样。比喻把老人当作孩童轻慢对待