寶刀未老
See also: 宝刀未老
Chinese
rare or expensive sword or dagger not yet; did not; have not; not; 1-3 p.m.; 8th earthly branchold; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)trad. (寶刀未老) 寶刀 未 老 simp. (宝刀未老) 宝刀 未 老 Literally: “the treasure sword has not aged”.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠ ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˇ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baodauweylao
- IPA (key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ u̯eɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: bou2 dou1 mei6 lou5
- Yale: bóu dōu meih lóuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: bou2 dou1 mei6 lou5
- Guangdong Romanization: bou2 dou1 méi6 lou5
- IPA (key): /pou̯³⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ mei̯²² lou̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Idiom
寶刀未老
- (especially when referring to an aged individual) old but still got it; as vigorous and active as before
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