老牛吃嫩草 lǎo niú chī nèn cǎo

fig. a May-December relationship

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. a May-December relationship
  2. 2. a romance where the man is significantly older than the woman
  3. 3. lit. an old cow eats young grass (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
老 lǎo HSK 1
old (of people)
牛 niú HSK 2
cow; ox; bull
吃 chī HSK 1
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
嫩 nèn HSK 5
tender; soft; inexperienced
草 cǎo HSK 3
grass; careless; rough