| 马齿徒增 |
mǎ chǐ tú zēng |
(self-deprecating) to have grown old without accomplishing anything (idiom) |
| 马 |
Mǎ |
surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 马来西亚 |
| 马 |
mǎ |
horse / CL:匹 / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess |
| 齿 |
chǐ |
tooth / CL:颗 |
| 徒 |
Tú |
surname Tu |
| 徒 |
tú |
(bound form) disciple; apprentice; believer; (derog.) wrongdoer (as in 骗徒 "swindler" or 叛徒 "traitor" etc) / (bound form) on foot / (bound form) bare; empty / (bound form) to no avail; in vain / (bound form) merely; just; only / (bound form) prison sentence |
| 增 |
zēng |
(bound form) to increase; to augment; to add to |