Still young but old
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Hu á NNI á nqu è L ǎ o, which means to restore youth and live forever. It comes from tinggaowen written by Yan Yanzhi of the Southern Song Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
In tinggaowen written by Yan Yanzhi of the Southern Dynasty, it is said that "the home of shape refining must be deep and broad, anti flying spirit, Dan stone, grain and Zhi essence, so it is still old and stay in color for a long time."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing.
Still young but old
govern by doing nothing that goes against nature - wú wéi zhī zhì
Helping the turtle and losing the turtle - yuán biē shī guī
The east wind shoots at the ear - dōng fēng shè mǎ ěr
humble followers waiting for a pull from their superior - huái nán jī quǎn