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寶刀未老

寶刀未老

See also: 宝刀未老

Chinese

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not yet; did not; have not; not; 1-3 p.m.; 8th earthly branch

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old (of people); aged; venerable (person); outdated; experienced; (a prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or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)

|- !trad. (寶刀未老) | | | | |- !simp. (宝刀未老) | | | | |}

Adjective

寶刀未老

  1. (idiomatic, especially when referring to an aged individual) old but still got it; as vigorous and active as before