Definition of 麒麟も老いぬれば駑馬に劣る (きりんもおいぬればどばにおとる)
きりんおどばおと
麒麟も老いぬれば駑馬に劣る
きりんもおいぬればどばにおとる
kirinmooinurebadobaniotoru
expression
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even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old(proverb)
Other readings:
騏驎も老いぬれば駑馬に劣る【きりんもおいぬればどばにおとる】
Related Kanji
| 麒 | Chinese unicorn, genius, giraffe, bright, shining |
| 麟 | Chinese unicorn, genius, giraffe, bright, shining |
| 老 | old man, old age, grow old |
| 駑 | slow horse, foolish fellow |
| 馬 | horse |
| 劣 | inferiority, be inferior to, be worse |
| 騏 | fast horse |
| 驎 |