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.
Examples
I wish you a great future.
Chinese PinYin : bǎo dāo bù lǎo
a good sword remains always sharp
dead twigs and withered leaves. kū zhī bài yè
A snipe and a clam fight for a profit. yù bàng xiāng zhēng,yú wēng dé lì
This is the only one, no other branch. zhǐ cǐ yī jiā,bié wú fēn d
Yellow crested straw clothes. huáng guàn cǎo fú
All the branches and Graves. lián zhī gòng zhǒng