五十而知天命
wǔ​shí'ér​zhī​tiān​mìng

at fifty one knows destiny

  • created sense approved 五十而知天命 · wǔ​shí'ér​zhī​tiān​mìng · at fifty one knows destiny — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    五十而知天命

    wǔ​shí'ér​zhī​tiān​mìng

    at fifty one knows destiny

    at the age of fifty one understands the mandate of heaven, a quotation from the Analects of Confucius describing the progression of wisdom with age

    五十 (literal) → 五十 · wǔ​shí · fifty 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 知 (literal) → 知 · zhī · to know 天命 (literal) → 天命 · tiān​mìng · destiny

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