老马恋栈 — “Of an old person, to be sentimentally attached to old ways or places”
老马恋栈 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “of an old person, to be sentimentally attached to old ways or places”. Also, to cling to one's official position even in old age. Literally, “An old horse hankers after its stall”.
老马恋栈 Pronunciation and Pinyin
老马恋栈 Character Breakdown
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Idioms Related to 老马恋栈
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- 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
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- 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
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What does 老马恋栈 mean?
老马恋栈 (lǎo mǎ liàn zhàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “of an old person, to be sentimentally attached to old ways or places”.
How do you pronounce 老马恋栈?
老马恋栈 is pronounced lǎo mǎ liàn zhàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 老马恋栈 literally mean?
Literally, 老马恋栈 means “an old horse hankers after its stall”. It is used to mean “of an old person, to be sentimentally attached to old ways or places”.
What is the Chinese definition of 老马恋栈?
恋：留恋；栈：马栈。老马不妒忌离开马栈。比喻老年人恋念旧情。也指年老还贪恋官位。