Your free Chinese learning resource is here! This idiom and proverb series introduces phrases rich in meaning. Today, we explain 「三十而立」 and its usage.
Today, we explore the idiom 「三十而立」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
It refers to a person’s achievements around the age of thirty.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
sān shí ér lì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
saam1 sap6 yi4 lap6
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