寶刀不老

Chinese

		rare or expensive sword or dagger	eternal youth; immortality
trad. (寶刀不老)		寶刀	不老
simp. (宝刀不老)		宝刀	不老
Literally: “the treasure sword has not aged”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǎodāobùlǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² dou¹ bat¹ lou⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǎodāobùlǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǎodaobùlǎo
  - Wade–Giles: pao³-tao¹-pu⁴-lao³
  - Yale: bǎu-dāu-bù-lǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baodaubulao
  - Palladius: баодаобулао (baodaobulao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bou² dou¹ bat¹ lou⁵
  - Yale: bóu dōu bāt lóuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou² dou¹ bat⁷ lou⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: bou² dou¹ bed¹ lou⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ lou̯¹³/

Idiom

寶刀不老

old but still got it; as vigorous and active as before; just as skilled as when one was young

Synonyms

寶刀未老／宝刀未老 (bǎodāowèilǎo)

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