We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「老馬戀棧」, with its usage explained below.
Here’s the idiom 「老馬戀棧」, with its definition and practical application described below.
Love: linger. Stack: horse stack. The old horse is not jealous of leaving the stable. A metaphor for the elderly’s nostalgia for the old times. It also refers to someone who is still greedy for official position even when he is old.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
lǎo mǎ liàn zhàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
lou5 ma5 lyun2 jaan2
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
