没齿难忘 in English mo4 chi3 nan2 wang4 Meaning

Meanings

  • hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiomatic expression); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives
  • undying gratitude

Simplified Characters

没 齿 难 忘

Traditional Characters

沒 齒 難 忘

Pinyin

mo4 chi3 nan2 wang4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

没mei2(negative prefix for verbs) 齿chi3tooth 难nan2difficult (to...) 忘wang4to forget