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返老還童
fǎn lǎo huán tóng
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to recover one's youthful vigor;
to feel rejuvenated (idiom)
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過街老鼠
guò jiē lǎo shǔ
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sb or sth detested by all;
target of scorn;
anathema;
cf. 老鼠過街，人人喊打|老鼠过街，人人喊打[lao3 shu3 guo4 jie1 , ren2 ren2 han3 da3]
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遗老
yí lǎo
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old fogy;
adherent of previous dynasty
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遺老
yí lǎo
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old fogy;
adherent of previous dynasty
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钻石王老五
zuàn shí wáng lǎo wǔ
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highly eligible bachelor;
desirable male partner
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鑽石王老五
zuàn shí wáng lǎo wǔ
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highly eligible bachelor;
desirable male partner
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長生不老
cháng shēng bù lǎo
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immortality
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長老
zhǎng lǎo
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elder;
term of respect for a Buddhist monk
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长老会
zhǎng lǎo huì
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Presbyterianism
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長老會
zhǎng lǎo huì
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Presbyterianism
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阎老
yán lǎo
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Yama
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閻老
yán lǎo
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Yama
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阔老
kuò lǎo
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variant of 闊佬|阔佬[kuo4 lao3]
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闊老
kuò lǎo
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variant of 闊佬|阔佬[kuo4 lao3]
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隔壁老王
gé bì lǎo wáng
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Mr Wang from next door (term used jocularly to refer to a neighbor who is supposedly sleeping with one's wife)
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青天大老爷
qīng tiān dà lǎo ye
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(coll.) just and incorruptible official
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青天大老爺
qīng tiān dà lǎo ye
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(coll.) just and incorruptible official
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颓老
tuí lǎo
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old and decrepit;
senile
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頹老
tuí lǎo
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old and decrepit;
senile
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显老
xiǎn lǎo
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to look old
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顯老
xiǎn lǎo
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to look old
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饱以老拳
bǎo yǐ lǎo quán
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to thump repeatedly with one's fist
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飽以老拳
bǎo yǐ lǎo quán
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to thump repeatedly with one's fist
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养儿防老
yǎng ér fáng lǎo
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(of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age
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養兒防老
yǎng ér fáng lǎo
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(of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age
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