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老牛吃嫩草

Mandarin · pinyin lǎo niú chī nèn cǎo

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老: lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
牛: niú · cow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Capricorni (Dabih)
吃: chī · eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
嫩: nèn · soft, tender, delicate; young
草: cǎo · grass, straw, thatch, herbs

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3–2–1–4–3 · lao3 niu2 chi1 nen4 cao3

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 1 sense · 1 Cantonese reading

lou5 ngau4 hek3 nyun6 cou2

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

(idiomatic) May-December relationship; to rob the cradle; a romance where one partner is significantly older than the other