颐养天年 — Chinese idiom
颐养天年
yí yǎng tiān nián
Traditional: 頤養天年
Meaning
- lit. to nurture one's years
- fig. to enjoy one's later years
Character by character
- 颐yícheeks, jaw; chin; rear; to nourish
- 养yǎngto raise, to rear, to bring up; to support
- 天tiānsky, heaven; god, celestial
- 年niányear; anniversary; a person's age
Idioms sharing a character
- 大快朵颐 dà kuài duǒ yí
- 颐性养寿 yí xìng yǎng shòu
- 颐指气使 yí zhǐ qì shǐ
- 颐指风使 yí zhǐ fēng shǐ
- 以债养债 yǐ zhài yǎng zhài
- 修心养性 xiū xīn yǎng xìng
- 俭以养廉 jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián
- 姑息养奸 gū xī yǎng jiān
- 遵时养晦 zūn shí yǎng huì
- 韬光养晦 tāo guāng yǎng huì
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