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颐养天年

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4-character word Traditional 頤養天年

What 颐养天年 means

1. lit. to nurture one's years (idiom)
2. fig. to enjoy one's later years

The characters in 颐养天年

• 颐yí(literary) chin; jaw; (literary) to foster; to nurture; to protect
• 养yǎngto raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets)
• 天tiānday; sky; heaven
• 年niányear