老气横秋 in English lao3 qi4 heng2 qiu1 Meaning

Meanings

• old and decrepit
• proud of one's age and experience (idiomatic expression)

Pinyin

lao3 qi4 heng2 qiu1

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 气qi4gas 横heng2horizontal 秋qiu1surname Qiu