old and useless
Old age and incompetence, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l ǎ oxi ǔ w ú n é ng, which means that people can't do anything when they are old. It comes from the preface to the inscription of Zen master Dayuan in Tongqing Temple of Taishan, Tanzhou.
Idiom explanation
Aging: aging.
The origin of Idioms
According to Zheng Yu's preface to the inscription of Zen master Dayuan in Tongqing temple, Dafei mountain, Tanzhou, "to delay Shen's desire for profit, to serve the old bones."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used in self modesty. We've been old and incompetent all our lives. The hero comes out of youth, but You can do something. (the 50th chapter of Li Baojia's officialdom in the Qing Dynasty)
Chinese PinYin : lǎo xiǔ wú néng
old and useless
take big strides and give a high-flown talk. kuò bù gāo tán
To err in the East and in the West. dōng chà xī wù
The trouble of wooden skeleton. mù gěng zhī huàn
Resist the wolf and advance the tiger. jù láng jìn hǔ