- 颐养天年 yíyǎngtiānnián to enjoy one's later yearsto take care of oneself and enjoy a peaceful retirement; to live out the rest of one's natural life in healthy longevity
- 不终天年 bùzhōngtiānnián to die before one's timeto die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course; to suffer a premature death
- 安享天年 ānxiǎngtiānnián to enjoy one's remaining yearsTo live out one's old age in peace and comfort
- 寿满天年 shòumǎntiānnián to die a natural deathTo live through one's full natural life span and die of old age.
