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含饴弄孙

hán yí nòng sūn

4-character word Traditional 含飴弄孫

What 含饴弄孙 means

1. lit. to play with one's grandchildren while eating candy (idiom)
2. fig. to enjoy a happy and leisurely old age

The characters in 含饴弄孙

• 含hánto keep in the mouth; to contain
• 饴yímaltose syrup
• 弄nòngto do; to manage; to handle
• 孙sūngrandson; descendant

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