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老朽无能 — “Old and incompetent”

老朽无能 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Old and incompetent”. Too old and infirm to be capable. Literally, “Decrepit and incapable”.

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老朽无能 Pronunciation and Pinyin

老朽无能 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
老
lǎo6old, aged, experienced
朽
xiǔ6decay, rot, perish
无
wú4without, not having
能
néng10can, be able to

Example Sentence with 老朽无能

他觉得自己老朽无能,已经无法胜任这份高强度的工作了
He felt old and incompetent, no longer able to handle the demanding job.

Idioms Related to 老朽无能

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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Questions about 老朽无能

What does 老朽无能 mean?

老朽无能 (lǎo xiǔ wú néng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Old and incompetent”.

How do you pronounce 老朽无能?

老朽无能 is pronounced lǎo xiǔ wú néng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 老朽无能 literally mean?

Literally, 老朽无能 means “Decrepit and incapable”. It is used to mean “Old and incompetent”.

What is the Chinese definition of 老朽无能?

老朽:衰老陈腐。形容人衰老不能做什么事情。

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