pass the years in vain
Ma Yatu Chang, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m ǎ ch ǐ t ú zh ǎ ng, which means to modestly claim that you have wasted your time without success. It comes from the biography of Gu Liang, the second year of Fu Gong.
Analysis of Idioms
Time is spent in vain
The origin of Idioms
In the second year of the Duke of Fu in the biography of Gu Liang: "Xun Xi led the horse to hold Bi, and said:" Bi is still the same, but the horse's teeth are longer. "
Idiom usage
As an object; as a result of modesty. example Mrs. Zhang said: "it's a great honor to be associated with the general. I've been working hard for half my life. How can I usurp my elder brother's position? " Yao xueyin's Li Zicheng, Vol.1, chapter 29
Chinese PinYin : mǎ chǐ tú zhǎng
pass the years in vain
Judge kindness by righteousness. yǐ yì duàn ēn
Summer insects can't talk ice. xià chóng bù kě yǐ yǔ bīng
enjoy long life and good fortune. fú shòu mián mián
associate oneself with undesirable elements. tóng chén hé wū
severity in speech and fairness in principle -- as the utterance of an upright person. cí yán yì zhèng
thousands of turns and twists. bǎi zhé qiān huí