终其天年 — Chinese idiom
终其天年
zhōng qí tiān nián
Traditional: 終其天年
Meaning
- to live out one's natural lifespan
Character by character
- 终zhōngend; finally, in the end
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 天tiānsky, heaven; god, celestial
- 年niányear; anniversary; a person's age
Idioms sharing a character
- 不知所终 bù zhī suǒ zhōng
- 善始善终 shàn shǐ shàn zhōng
- 始终如一 shǐ zhōng rú yī
- 情定终身 qíng dìng zhōng shēn
- 抱恨终天 bào hèn zhōng tiān
- 曲终奏雅 qǔ zhōng zòu yǎ
- 有始有终 yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng
- 有始无终 yǒu shǐ wú zhōng
- 为德不终 wéi dé bù zhōng
- 无疾而终 wú jí ér zhōng
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