三歲定八十
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Chinese[edit]
three | year; years old; (a measure word) | to set; to fix; to determine to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilize; to order |
eighty | ||
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trad. (三歲定八十) | 三 | 歲 | 定 | 八十 | |
simp. (三岁定八十) | 三 | 岁 | 定 | 八十 | |
Literally: “Three years old determines eighty”. |
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三歲定八十