少不癫狂老不板少不癲狂老不板少不癲狂老不板

when young, don't be flighty; when old, don't be rigid

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: The young should be steady rather than frivolous, and the old should stay flexible rather than stiff.

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Simplified: 少不癫狂老不板
Traditional (Taiwan): 少不癲狂老不板
Pinyin: shào bù diānkuáng lǎo bù bǎn
Pinyin (Taiwan): shǎo bù diānkuáng lǎo bù bǎn
Bopomofo: ㄕㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄢㄎㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄢˇ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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