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Chinese begins with basics like characters, builds up to words, and reaches idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms like 「識途老馬」, with details below.

Introducing the Chinese idiom 「識途老馬」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.

Lao Ma knows the way. A metaphor for someone who is very familiar with something.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shí tú lǎo mǎ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

sik1 tou4 lou5 ma5

There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.