老马恋栈

1. • lit. the old horse loves his stable
2. • fig. sb old but reluctant to relinquish their post (idiom)

Character by character

• 老(lǎo)prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
• 马(mǎ)surname Ma
• 恋(liàn)feel attached to
• 栈(zhàn)a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle