馬齒徒增 (maa5 ci2 tou4 zang1): (self-deprecating) to have grown old without accomplishing anything (idiom) | Cantonese Dictionary | YumCha

maa5 ci2 tou4 zang1馬齒徒增马齿徒增

Jyutpingmaa5 ci2 tou4 zang1

Yalemáh chí tòuh jāng

Definition

(self-deprecating) to have grown old without accomplishing anything (idiom)

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T1High level

T2High rising

T3Mid level

T4Low falling

T5Low rising

T6Low level

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