期頤
Chinese
a period of time; phase; stage a period of time; phase; stage; (used for issue of a periodical, courses of study); time; term; period; to hope |
cheeks; nourish | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (期頤) | 期 | 頤 | |
| simp. (期颐) | 期 | 颐 | |
Etymology
From the Book of Rites, Book 1 (《禮記·曲禮上》):
- 人生十年曰幼，學。二十曰弱，冠。三十曰壯，有室。……百年曰期，頤。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Rén shēng shí nián yuē yòu, xué. Èrshí yuē ruò, guàn. Sānshí yuē zhuàng, yǒu shì....... Bǎinián yuē qī, yí. [Pinyin]
- When one is ten years old, we call him a boy; he goes (out) to school. When he is twenty, we call him a youth; he is capped. When he is thirty, we say, 'He is at his maturity;' he has a wife. […] At a hundred, he is called a centenarian, and has to be fed.
人生十年曰幼，学。二十曰弱，冠。三十曰壮，有室。……百年曰期，颐。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
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