人生七十古來稀

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Chinese

life seventy; 70 from time immemorial; since ancient times diluted; sparse
trad. (人生七十古來稀) 人生 七十 古來
simp. (人生七十古来稀) 人生 七十 古来

Etymology

From Twisting River by 杜甫 (Du Fu):

尋常人生七十古來 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
寻常人生七十古来 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Du Fu (杜甫), 《曲江二首》其二; translated by Stephen Owen
Jiǔ zhài xúncháng xíng chù yǒu, rénshēng qīshí gǔlái .
My debts for ale are commonplace everywhere I go, for a man to live to seventy has always been quite rare.

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/2 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1
Initial () (38) (21) (14) (25) (28) (37) (32)
Final () (43) (109) (48) (141) (23) (41) (20)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø) Checked (Ø) Checked (Ø) Rising (X) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open Open Open Open Open
Division () III II III III I I III
Fanqie
Baxter nyin sraeng tshit dzyip kuX loj xj+j
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ȵiɪn/ /ʃˠæŋ/ /t͡sʰiɪt̚/ /d͡ʑiɪp̚/ /kuoX/ /lʌi/ /hɨi/
Pan
Wuyun
/ȵin/ /ʃᵚaŋ/ /t͡sʰit̚/ /d͡ʑip̚/ /kuoX/ /ləi/ /hɨi/
Shao
Rongfen
/ȵʑjen/ /ʃaŋ/ /t͡sʰjet̚/ /d͡ʑjep̚/ /koX/ /lɒi/ /xiəi/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ȵin/ /ʂaɨjŋ/ /t͡sʰit̚/ /d͡ʑip̚/ /kɔX/ /ləj/ /hɨj/
Li
Rong
/ȵiĕn/ /ʃɐŋ/ /t͡sʰiĕt̚/ /ʑiəp̚/ /koX/ /lᴀi/ /xiəi/
Wang
Li
/ȵʑĭĕn/ /ʃɐŋ/ /t͡sʰĭĕt̚/ /ʑĭĕp̚/ /kuX/ /lɒi/ /xĭəi/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ȵʑi̯ĕn/ /ʂɐŋ/ /t͡sʰi̯ĕt̚/ /ʑi̯əp̚/ /kuoX/ /lɑ̆i/ /xe̯i/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
rén shēng qi shí lái
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jan4 sang1 cat1 sap6 gu2 loi4 hei1

Proverb

人生七十古來稀

  1. it is rare for a person to live to seventy

Derived terms

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