a good sword remains always sharp
Baodaobulao, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ǎ OD ā ob ù L ǎ o, which means that although he is old or has been away from the profession for a long time, his kung fu or skill has not declined. From the romance of the Three Kingdoms.
The origin of Idioms
The 70th chapter of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty: "Zhang Ying went out to meet Huang Zhong and said with a smile," you are so old that you don't know how to be ashamed. Do you still want to go out? " Zhongnu said: "Lizi deceives my old age! The sword in my hand is not old. "
Idiom usage
It is used as predicate, attributive and complement. example I wish you a bright future.
Chinese PinYin : bǎo dāo bù lǎo
a good sword remains always sharp
It's like the end of the world. miǎo rú kuàng shì
vulgar or common-place point of view. shì sú zhī jiàn
die without fulfilling one 's ambitions. jī zhì yǐ méi
refuse to mend one 's ways after repeated education. lǚ jiàn bù gǎi
injure both the state and the people. bìng guó yāng mín
discussion as to who is right and who is wrong. shuō duǎn dào cháng