人老怕松，树老怕空人老怕松，樹老怕空人老怕松，樹老怕空

old people fear slackening, old trees fear hollowness

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: The old should keep mentally active and not give up, as a tree rots when hollow. Encourages staying busy.

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Simplified: 人老怕松，树老怕空
Traditional (Taiwan): 人老怕松，樹老怕空
Pinyin: rén lǎo pà sōng, shù lǎo pà kōng
Bopomofo: ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄙㄨㄥ，ㄕㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄎㄨㄥ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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