春秋鼎盛

Mandarin · pinyin chūn qiū dǐng shèng

Meanings

  1. the prime of one's life
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春
chūn · spring; wanton
秋
qiū · autumn, fall; year
鼎
dǐng · large, three-legged bronze caldron; Kangxi radical 206; hexagram ䷱
盛
shèng · abundant, flourishing; contain; fill
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1–1–3–4 · chun1 qiu1 ding3 sheng4

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ceon1 cau1 ding2 sing6

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  1. (idiomatic) to be in the prime of life

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