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頤養天年 (ji4 joeng5 tin1 nin4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

頤養天年 (ji4 joeng5 tin1 nin4, yí yǎng tiān nián) — lit. to nurture one's years (idiom); fig. to enjoy one's later years

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 頤 (ji4) — cheek; lower cheek; chin; jaw; to nourish
• 頤和園 (ji4 wo4 jyun2) — Summer Palace in Beijing
• 頤性養壽 (ji4 sing3 joeng5 sau6) — to take care of one's spirit and keep fit (idiom)
• 頤指 (ji4 zi2) — to order with the chin; to indicate what one wants by facial gesture
• 頤指氣使 (ji4 zi2 hei3 sai2) — lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial g…
• 頤指風使 (ji4 zi2 fung1 sai2) — lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial g…

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