Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「長年三老」, with details below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「長年三老」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
In ancient times, it referred to a boatman.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhǎng nián sān lǎo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
cheung4 nin4 saam1 lou5
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
