He has no teeth(gǎo xiàng méi chǐ)

He has no teeth

It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is g ǎ oxi à NGM é ICH ǐ, which means that the neck is withered, the teeth fall, and the face is old. It comes from Xue Fucheng's preface to Li Boxiang's posthumous letter.

The origin of Idioms

Xue Fucheng of the Qing Dynasty wrote in the preface to Li Boxiang's posthumous letter: "he was a man of great importance in the imperial examination, and he had no teeth. He hoped to have a try."

Idiom usage

As a predicate or attributive; used of the elderly

Chinese PinYin : gǎo xiàng méi chǐ