pass the years in vain

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