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(self-deprecating) to have grown old without accomplishing anything (idiom)

马齿徒增
mǎ chǐ tú zēng
m+ǎ·3rd tonech+ǐ·3rd tonet+ú·2nd tonez+ēng·1st tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
idle away one's time · the years roll by - spend one's life in fruitless efforts · let time slip by without accomplishing anything · dally time away蹉跎岁月cuō tuó suì yuè
Antonyms
to win success and recognition (idiom)功成名就gōng chéng míng jiù
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