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old in age but vigorous in mind

Time: 2022-01-31 09:54:18 Author: ChinaWiki.net

old in age but vigorous in mind

Short hair and long heart, Pinyin f à Du à nx à NCH á ng, sparse hair, a lot of scheming. Old and resourceful.

Short hair refers to old age; long heart refers to deep wisdom. The hair is thin and the mind is full. Old and resourceful. [source]: "in the third year of Zhaogong in Zuozhuan, the hair is short, but the heart is long. Maybe I am sleeping." it means old and thoughtful. It is said in Zuo Zhuan, the third year of Zhaogong: "when the Marquis of Qi came back to Ju, Lu Pu saw him and cried and asked," can Yu Xi do such things? " The duke said, "promise, I will sue the second son." Let's call it back. When Zi Wei was about to recover, Zi Ya could not, saying, "his hair is short, but his heart is very long. He may be sleeping with me." ② It means that the time has passed but the heart has not failed. It is used as a complement and attributive to describe old age and resourcefulness. [synonym]: resourceful

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