驽马恋栈 — Chinese idiom
驽马恋栈
nú mǎ liàn zhàn
Traditional: 駑馬戀棧
Meaning
- lit. a worn-out horse is reluctant to leave the stable
- fig. a mediocre worker clings to a good position
Character by character
- 驽nútired old horse; old, weak
- 马mǎhorse; surname
- 恋liànlove; to yearn for, to long for
- 栈zhànwarehouse; tavern, inn
Idioms sharing a character
- 一马平川 yī mǎ píng chuān
- 一马当先 yī mǎ dāng xiān
- 中箭落马 zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
- 五马分尸 wǔ mǎ fēn shī
- 人仰马翻 rén yǎng mǎ fān
- 人喊马嘶 rén hǎn mǎ sī
- 人困马乏 rén kùn mǎ fá
- 兵强马壮 bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng
- 兵荒马乱 bīng huāng mǎ luàn
- 北叟失马 běi sǒu shī mǎ
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