年幼贪玩儿，老来提篮儿年幼貪玩兒，老來提籃兒年幼貪玩兒，老來提籃兒

play too much when young, carry a basket (to beg) when old

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: If you waste your youth on play instead of useful work, you will be poor in old age. A warning to the young.

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Simplified: 年幼贪玩儿，老来提篮儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 年幼貪玩兒，老來提籃兒
Pinyin: niányòu tānwánr, lǎo lái tílánr
Bopomofo: ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄡˋ ㄊㄢㄨㄢˊㄦ，ㄌㄠˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄊㄧˊ ㄌㄢˊㄦ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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