Word information
Simplified老马嘶风
Traditional老馬嘶風
Pinyinlǎo mǎ sī fēng
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Chinese word dictionary
老马嘶风
lǎo mǎ sī fēng · old horse sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
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老师lǎoshī
teacher; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
风fēngwind; news; style; custom; manner; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough
老人lǎorénold man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents
马mǎhorse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess; surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
马路mǎlùstreet; road; CL:條|条[tiao2]