lit. to nurture one's years (idiom); fig. to enjoy one's later years
trad. 頤養天年
Also written 頤養天年【yí yǎng tiān nián】
Characters in this word
4颐
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(literary) chin; jaw, (literary) to foster; to nurture; to protect
- Pinyin
- yí
- Traditional
- 頤
- Strokes
- 13
养
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to raise (animals), to bring up (children), to keep (pets), to support, to give birth
- Pinyin
- yǎng
- Traditional
- 養
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 3496 of 2500
天
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day, sky, heaven
- Pinyin
- tiān
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 211 of 2500
年
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surname Nian
- Pinyin
- Nián
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 249 of 2500