an old head on young shoulders

an old head on young shoulders

Young and sincere, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ǎ oni á NL ǎ och é ng, which means that although people are young, they are very experienced. The same as "young and old". It comes from chapter 29 of biography of heroes and heroines by Wen Kang of Qing Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Chapter 29 of the story of heroes and Heroines: "Yulang is no longer the young and sincere Yulang you and I first met in Nengren temple."

Idiom usage

He is young and steady