黃土埋半截

Simplified: 黄土埋半截

huángtǔmáibànjié ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄊㄨˇ ㄇㄞˊ ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

    • very old and not long for this world

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Widely known

Literally
yellow earth already buried half of one
Meaning
Said of someone very old who does not have long to live. Often self-deprecating or grim.

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