Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「馮唐易老」, with more below.
The idiom 「馮唐易老」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.
Feng Tang served in three dynasties of the Han Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Wu, he was selected as a virtuous and capable person, but he was too old to hold an official position. Expressing regret for being born at the wrong time or expressing old age.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
féng táng yì lǎo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fung4 tong4 yi6 lou5
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