(self-deprecating) to have grown old without accomplishing anything (idiom)
trad. 馬齒徒增
Also written 馬齒徒增【mǎ chǐ tú zēng】
Characters in this word
4马
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surname Ma, abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
- Pinyin
- Mǎ
- Traditional
- 馬
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 1030 of 2500
齿
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(bound form) tooth, (bound form) to regard as worthy of mention
- Pinyin
- chǐ
- Traditional
- 齒
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 34501 of 2500
徒
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surname Tu
- Pinyin
- Tú
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 22690 of 2500
增
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(bound form) to increase; to augment; to add to
- Pinyin
- zēng
- Strokes
- 15