粵

頤ji4養joeng5天tin1年nin4

simp颐养天年
ji4 joeng5 tin1 nin4yí yǎng tiān nián

English

  1. lit. to nurture one's years (idiom)
  2. to spend one's remaining days happily
  3. fig. to enjoy one's later years

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 快樂噉度過晚年

Examples

  • 爺爺退咗休之後,返鄉下頤養天年,每日散步、捉棋。

    After retirement, grandpa returns to his native place and spends his late years there by strolling and playing chess every day.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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