宝刀不老 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. a good sword always remains sharp
• fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever
• the old man still has it

Character by character

• 宝bǎotreasure, jewel; rare, precious
• 刀dāoknife; old coin; measure
• 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
• 老lǎoold, aged; experienced

Idioms sharing a character

• 奇珍异宝 qí zhēn yì bǎo
• 宝刀未老 bǎo dāo wèi lǎo
• 宝马香车 bǎo mǎ xiāng chē
• 文房四宝 wén fáng sì bǎo
• 无价之宝 wú jià zhī bǎo
• 珠光宝气 zhū guāng bǎo qì
• 一刀两断 yī dāo liǎng duàn
• 借刀杀人 jiè dāo shā rén
• 两肋插刀 liǎng lèi chā dāo
• 两面三刀 liǎng miàn sān dāo

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