rén​shēng​qī​shí​gǔ​lái​xī

life rarely reaches seventy

人生七十古来稀 人生七十古來稀 rén​shēng​qī​shí​gǔ​lái​xī
life rarely reaches seventy
Since ancient times it has been rare for a person to live to be seventy years old; a proverb originating from a poem by 杜甫 dù​fǔ of the Tang dynasty

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