年屆不惑 (nin4 gaai3 bat1 waak6 | nian2 jie4 bu2 huo4) : 40 years old; to have reached the age 40; to be a quadragenarian

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年屆不惑

nin4 gaai3 bat1 waak6

nian2 jie4 bu2 huo4

40 years old; to have reached the age 40; to be a quadragenarian | Also 不惑之年 or 四十不惑 or 四十而不惑

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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

年屆不惑 / 年届不惑

This word has been viewed 1496 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 6th Sep 2009 02:14 and last edited on 6th Sep 2009 23:19

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年 nin4 - year
屆 gaai3 - expire; session
不 bat1 - not; no; un-
惑 waak6 - puzzled; delude; mislead

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