寶刀未老

See also: 宝刀未老

Chinese

		rare or expensive sword or dagger	not yet; 8th earthly branch; 1–3 p.m.	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)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
(Pinyin): bǎodāowèilǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² dou¹ mei⁶ lou⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǎodāowèilǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǎodaowèilǎo
  - Wade–Giles: pao³-tao¹-wei⁴-lao³
  - Yale: bǎu-dāu-wèi-lǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baodauweylao
  - Palladius: баодаовэйлао (baodaovɛjlao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bou² dou¹ mei⁶ lou⁵
  - Yale: bóu dōu meih lóuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou² dou¹ mei⁶ lou⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: bou² dou¹ méi⁶ lou⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ mei̯²² lou̯¹³/

Idiom

寶刀未老

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

Synonyms

寶刀不老／宝刀不老 (bǎodāobùlǎo)

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