老大徒伤悲

Traditional: 老大徒傷悲

lǎo dà tú shāng bēi

Dictionary entry

vain regrets of old age (idiom)

What does 老大徒伤悲 mean?

老大徒伤悲 (lǎo dà tú shāng bēi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1vain regrets of old age (idiom)

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老lǎoprefix 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 · old (of people)大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)徒Túsurname Tu 伤shāngto injure · injury 悲bēisad · sadness

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老大徒伤悲

lǎo dà tú shāng bēi

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