人老珠黄 meaning in Chinese
one getting old like the pearl becoming yellow; an old man, like a worn-out yellow pearl, is of little worth.; be in the sear and yellow; lose one's looks; no longer held in esteem
Examples
- Soon i'll be old and nothing will've happened to me .
我就要人老珠黄了，不会遇见什么新鲜事儿了。 - Old bees yield no honey
老蜂不酿蜜。 （人老珠黄不值钱。 ） - I will never give in to old age until i become old . and i ' m not old yet
绝不屈从旧时代，直到地老天荒，而我还没人老珠黄呢！ - Garrett ： where will you find him ? aren ' t that many more shopping days ’ til christmas
盖瑞：你要上哪儿找？你已经人老珠黄了。 - Evidently , along with other things , he was taking her to be getting old and uninteresting
很明显，除了别的原因，他还认为她现在人老珠黄没有趣味了。