知命之年
Chinese
age of fifty; to understand the Decree of Heaven; to know destiny | 's; him/her/it; this | year | ||
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simp. and trad. (知命之年) |
知命 | 之 | 年 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhihmìng jhih nián
- Wade–Giles: chih1-ming4 chih1 nien2
- Yale: jr̄-mìng jr̄ nyán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyminq jy nian
- Palladius: чжимин чжи нянь (čžimin čži njanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zi1 ming6 zi1 nin4
- Yale: jī mihng jī nìhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi1 ming6 dzi1 nin4
- Guangdong Romanization: ji1 ming6 ji1 nin4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²² t͡siː⁵⁵ niːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) 知命之年
- 50 years old; to be a quinquagenarian