识途老马 in English shi2 tu2 lao3 ma3 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) an old horse knows the way home (idiomatic expression); metaphorically in difficulty, trust an experience colleague

Pinyin

shi2 tu2 lao3 ma3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

识shi2to know 途tu2way 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 马ma3surname Ma