打光棍 — “To remain a bachelor”
打光棍 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to remain a bachelor”. To be an unmarried adult man, especially after reaching marriageable age or after losing one's wife.
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打光棍 Pronunciation and Pinyin
打光棍 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 打光棍
他年轻时忙于事业，没顾上个人问题，结果现在快五十岁了还在打光棍
He was so busy with his career when he was young that he neglected his personal life, and now he's nearly fifty and still remains a bachelor.
Idioms Related to 打光棍
Synonyms of 打光棍
More idioms starting with 打
- dǎ打xià下mǎ马wēi威Assert dominance with an intimidating first impression
- dǎ打gè个zhào照miàn面run into someone unexpectedly
- dǎ打rén人mà骂gǒu狗to be abusive and tyrannical
- dǎ打rù入lěng冷gōng宫relegated to the sidelines
- dǎ打fèng凤lāo捞lóng龙Scout for rare and outstanding talent
- dǎ打fèng凤láo牢lóng龙to trap a powerful opponent
- dǎ打chū出diào吊rù入stride in and out menacingly
- dǎ打chū出wáng王pái牌play one's trump card
- dǎ打jī击bào报fù复strike back in revenge
- dǎ打qín勤xiàn献qù趣to flatter and please
- dǎ打zuǐ嘴xiàn现shì世make a fool of oneself in public
- dǎ打yuán圆chǎng场mediate a dispute or smooth over a situation
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What does 打光棍 mean?
打光棍 (dǎ guāng gùn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to remain a bachelor”.
How do you pronounce 打光棍?
打光棍 is pronounced dǎ guāng gùn in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 打光棍?
指单身成年男子适婚年龄后仍未结婚或婚后又失去妻子的男子