shí tú lǎo mǎdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. an old horse knows the way home (idiom); fig. in difficulty, trust an experience colleague
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識途老馬 识途老马 [shi2 tu2 lao3 ma3] /lit. an old horse knows the way home (idiom); fig. in difficulty, trust an experience colleague/

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