Lǎo mǎ shí tú.*

老馬識途。

Lit [An] old horse knows the road.

Fig Older people are more experienced.

Note [Cf. Hán Fēizǐ: Shuō Lín Shàng; this is often mistaken as being a chengyu; see also gǔlái cún lǎo mǎ above and shēngjiāng shì lǎo below.]

Topics AGE chengyu EXPERIENCE Hán Fēizǐ lǎomǎ-shítú OLD AGE Shuō_Lín_Shàng