马齿徒增 in English ma3 chi3 tu2 zeng1 Meaning

Meanings

  • (self-deprecating) to have grown old without accomplishing anything (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

马 齿 徒 增

Traditional Characters

馬 齒 徒 增

Pinyin

ma3 chi3 tu2 zeng1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

马ma3surname Ma 齿chi3tooth 徒tu2surname Tu 增zeng1to increase