耳順之年

简 耳顺之年 · 繁 耳順之年
Mandarin · pinyin ěr shùn zhī nián

Meanings

  1. (idiom) 60 years old
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耳
ěr · ear; merely, only; handle; Kangxi radical 128
順
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之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
年
nián · year; new-years; person's age
顺
shùn · obey, submit to, go along with
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3–4–1–2 · er3 shun4 zhi1 nian2

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  1. (literary) sixty years old; age of 60

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