"而立" meaning in Chinese

See 而立 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˀɤɻ³⁵ li⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /jiː²¹ lɐp̚²/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA], /jiː²¹ laːp̚²/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Etymology: The Analects Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 而立
  1. (literary) thirty years old Wikipedia link: Analects Tags: literary Derived forms: 三十而立 (sānshí'érlì), 而立之年 (érlìzhīnián) Related terms: 志學 (zhìxué), 志学 (zhìxué), 不惑 (bùhuò), 知命 (zhīmìng), 耳順, 耳顺, 從心, 从心
    Sense id: en-而立-zh-noun-covYyw9E Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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