老戏骨 in English lao3 xi4 gu3 Meaning

Meanings

• (dialect) veteran actor
• old trouper

Pinyin

lao3 xi4 gu3

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 戏xi4variant of 戲|戏[xi4] 骨gu3bone