驽马恋栈

Traditional: 駑馬戀棧

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Dictionary entry

lit. a worn-out horse is reluctant to leave the stable (idiom)

What does 驽马恋栈 mean?

驽马恋栈 (nú mǎ liàn zhàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. a worn-out horse is reluctant to leave the stable (idiom)

2fig. a mediocre worker clings to a good position

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驽nú(literary) inferior horse 马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]恋liànto feel attached to · to long for 栈zhàna wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle · wood or bamboo trestlework

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