老当益壮 in English lao3 dang1 yi4 zhuang4 Meaning

Meanings

  • old but vigorous (idiomatic expression); hale and hearty despite the years

Simplified Characters

老 当 益 壮

Traditional Characters

老 當 益 壯

Pinyin

lao3 dang1 yi4 zhuang4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

老lao3prefix 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 当dang1(onom.) dong 益yi4surname Yi 壮zhuang4Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group