| 少 | shǎo | few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom |
| shào | young | |
| 壮 | Zhuàng | Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group; Zhuang: Bouxcuengh |
| zhuàng | to strengthen; strong; robust | |
| 不 | bù | (negative prefix); not; no |
| 努力 | nǔ lì | great effort; to strive; to try hard |
| 老大徒伤悲 | lǎo dà tú shāng bēi | vain regrets of old age (idiom) |