六十耳顺

六十耳順
liùshíěrshùn
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 at sixty, the ear is accepting
  2. 2 traditional name for the age of sixty

Examples

Tā jīnnián liùshí ěr shùn zhī nián.
He is in his sixtieth — the year of the 'accepting ear'.
Liùshí ěr shùn de yìsi shì kěyǐ tīng de jìn gè zhǒng yìjiàn.
'At sixty the ear is accepting' means being able to take in all kinds of opinions.

Tips

history
From Analects 《论语·》 — Confucius said at sixty , literally 'the ear goes along': one hears any opinion without being thrown by it. Used today as an elegant way to say someone is 60, often on birthday banners and toasts.

Stroke Order

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