老貓燒鬚

Chinese
 
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
 cat
 
to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; fever
 beard; mustache
trad. (老貓燒鬚) 老 貓 燒 鬚
simp. (老猫烧须) 老 猫 烧 须
Literally: “an old cat burning its beard”.

Pronunciation

Idiom

老貓燒鬚

  1. (Cantonese) an experienced person making mistakes or failing at something that should be familiar
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