DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT
寶刀不老
简 宝刀不老 · 繁 寶刀不老Mandarin · pinyin bǎo dāo bù lǎo
Meanings
- lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
- fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever
- the old man still has it
Characters in this entry
Explore the spelling
Mandarin tones
3–1–4–3 · bao3 dao1 bu4 lao3
Compare attested words with these syllables ↗Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.
Connected dictionary
4character links
Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 1 sense · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
bou2 dou1 bat1 lou5
Cantonese word readings for 寶刀不老. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack
bou2 dou1 bat1 lou5
Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.
Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
phrase
- (idiomatic) old but still got it; as vigorous and active as before; just as skilled as when one was young
Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history
Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack