而立

Chinese

		and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	set up; to stand
simp. and trad. (而立)		而	立

Etymology

The Analects:

吾十有五而志於學，三十而立。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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吾十有五而志于学，三十而立。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Wú shí yòu wǔ ér zhì yú xué, sānshí ér lì. [Pinyin]

When I was 15 years old, I devoted myself to study.
At the age of 30, I established myself (got a job and started a family).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): érlì

  (Zhuyin): ㄦˊ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁴ lap⁶ / ji⁴ laap⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: érlì
    • Zhuyin: ㄦˊ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: érlì
    • Wade–Giles: êrh²-li⁴
    • Yale: ér-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: erllih
    • Palladius: эрли (erli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ³⁵ li⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁴ lap⁶ / ji⁴ laap⁶
    • Yale: yìh lahp / yìh laahp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁴ lap⁹ / ji⁴ laap⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁴ leb⁶ / yi⁴ lab⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²¹ lɐp̚²/, /jiː²¹ laːp̚²/

Noun

而立

1. (literary) thirty years old

Derived terms

• 三十而立 (sānshí'érlì)
• 而立之年 (érlìzhīnián)

 

See also

• 志學／志学 (zhìxué)
• 不惑 (bùhuò)
• 知命 (zhīmìng)
• 耳順／耳顺
• 從心／从心

Japanese

Kanji in this term
而	立
じ Jinmeiyō	りつ Grade: 1

Noun

而(じ)立(りつ) • (jiritsu) 

1. thirty years old