"不惑之年" meaning in Chinese

See 不惑之年 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ xu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /pɐt̚⁵ waːk̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ niːn²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ xu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/, /pɐt̚⁵ waːk̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ niːn²¹/ Chinese transliterations: bùhuòzhīnián [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄢˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bat¹ waak⁶ zi¹ nin⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], bùhuòzhīnián [Phonetic:búhuòzhīnián] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], bùhuòjhihnián [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], pu⁴-huo⁴-chih¹-nien² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], bù-hwò-jr̄-nyán [Mandarin, Yale], buhuohjynian [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], бухочжинянь [Mandarin, Palladius], buxočžinjanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], bāt waahk jī nìhn [Cantonese, Yale], bat⁷ waak⁹ dzi¹ nin⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], bed¹ wag⁶ ji¹ nin⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: From the Analects, Book 2 (《論語·爲政》): : 子曰：「吾十有五而志于學，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳順，七十而從心所欲，不踰矩。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]子曰：「吾十有五而志于学，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳顺，七十而从心所欲，不逾矩。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version Zǐyuē: “Wú shí yòu wǔ ér zhì yú xué, sānshí ér lì, sìshí ér bùhuò, wǔshí ér zhī tiānmìng, liùshí ér ěr shùn, qīshí ér cóng xīn suǒ yù, bù yújǔ.” [Pinyin] The Master said, "At fifteen, I had my mind bent on learning. At thirty, I stood firm. At forty, I had no doubts. At fifty, I knew the decrees of Heaven. At sixty, my ear was an obedient organ for the reception of truth. At seventy, I could follow what my heart desired, without transgressing what was right. Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|(《論語·爲政》)}} (《論語·爲政》), {{zh-x|^子曰：「吾 十 有{yòu} 五 而 志 于 學，三十.而.立，四十 而 不-惑，五十 而 知 天命，六十 而 耳 順，七十 而 從.心.所.欲，不 踰矩。」|The Master said, "At fifteen, I had my mind bent on learning. At thirty, I stood firm. At forty, I had no doubts. At fifty, I knew the decrees of Heaven. At sixty, my ear was an obedient organ for the reception of truth. At seventy, I could follow what my heart desired, without transgressing what was right.|collapsed=y|ref=Analects}} 子曰：「吾十有五而志于學，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳順，七十而從心所欲，不踰矩。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]子曰：「吾十有五而志于学，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳顺，七十而从心所欲，不逾矩。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version Zǐyuē: “Wú shí yòu wǔ ér zhì yú xué, sānshí ér lì, sìshí ér bùhuò, wǔshí ér zhī tiānmìng, liùshí ér ěr shùn, qīshí ér cóng xīn suǒ yù, bù yújǔ.” [Pinyin] The Master said, "At fifteen, I had my mind bent on learning. At thirty, I stood firm. At forty, I had no doubts. At fifty, I knew the decrees of Heaven. At sixty, my ear was an obedient organ for the reception of truth. At seventy, I could follow what my heart desired, without transgressing what was right. Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 不惑之年
  1. forty years old Tags: idiomatic
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