宝刀不老 in English bao3 dao1 bu4 lao3 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) a good sword always remains sharp (idiomatic expression)
• metaphorically (of one's skills and so on) to be as good as ever
• the old man still has it

Pinyin

bao3 dao1 bu4 lao3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

宝bao3variant of 寶|宝[bao3] 刀dao1surname Dao 不bu4(negative prefix) 老lao3prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity