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含飴弄孫

简 含饴弄孙 · 繁 含飴弄孫
Mandarin · pinyin hán yí nòng sūn

Meanings

  1. lit. to play with one's grandchildren while eating candy (idiom)
  2. fig. to enjoy a happy and leisurely old age
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含
hán · hold in mouth; cherish; contain
飴
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弄
nòng · do, play or fiddle with; alley
孫
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饴
yí · sweet-meats; sweet-cakes; syrup
孙
sūn · grandchild, descendent; surname
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2–2–4–1 · han2 yi2 nong4 sun1

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  1. (idiomatic) to enjoy life in old age

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含飴弄孫 · han2 yi2 nong4 sun1
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source line 20,584
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Exact source record含飴弄孫 含饴弄孙 [han2 yi2 nong4 sun1] /lit. to play with one's grandchildren while eating candy (idiom)/fig. to enjoy a happy and leisurely old age/