而立之年
Chinese
editthirty years old | 's; him/her/it; this | year | ||
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simp. and trad. (而立之年) |
而立 | 之 | 年 |
Etymology
editFrom the Analects, Book 2 (《論語·爲政》):
- 子曰:「吾十有五而志于學,三十而立,四十而不惑,五十而知天命,六十而耳順,七十而從心所欲,不踰矩。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐyuē: “Wú shí yòu wǔ ér zhì yú xué, sānshí ér lì, sìshí ér bùhuò, wǔshí ér zhī tiānmìng, liùshí ér ěr shùn, qīshí ér cóng xīn suǒ yù, bù yújǔ.” [Pinyin]
- The Master said, "At fifteen, I had my mind bent on learning. At thirty, I stood firm. At forty, I had no doubts. At fifty, I knew the decrees of Heaven. At sixty, my ear was an obedient organ for the reception of truth. At seventy, I could follow what my heart desired, without transgressing what was right.
子曰:「吾十有五而志于学,三十而立,四十而不惑,五十而知天命,六十而耳顺,七十而从心所欲,不逾矩。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄦˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: érlìjhihnián
- Wade–Giles: êrh2-li4-chih1-nien2
- Yale: ér-lì-jr̄-nyán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: erllihjynian
- Palladius: эрличжинянь (erličžinjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀɤɻ³⁵ li⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ji4 laap6 zi1 nin4 / ji4 lap6 zi1 nin4
- Yale: yìh laahp jī nìhn / yìh lahp jī nìhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji4 laap9 dzi1 nin4 / ji4 lap9 dzi1 nin4
- Guangdong Romanization: yi4 lab6 ji1 nin4 / yi4 leb6 ji1 nin4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː²¹ laːp̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ niːn²¹/, /jiː²¹ lɐp̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ niːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit而立之年
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