年高有德 — “To be advanced in age and possess high moral character”
年高有德 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be advanced in age and possess high moral character”. Old and virtuous. Literally, “Old in years, high in virtue”.
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Origin and Story of 年高有德
After Xue Pan provoked Liu Xianglian at a banquet and was severely beaten, he felt too humiliated to remain in the capital. He then proposed to his mother, Xue Mu, that he wished to leave to conduct business with Zhang Dehui, a man of advanced age and virtue.
Xue Mu was unsure, but Baochai advised allowing him to go, reasoning that if his old habits resurfaced, there was little they could do, but if he were to truly change, it would indeed be a fortunate outcome.
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More idioms starting with 年
- nián年fēng丰suì岁rěn稔a year of abundant harvest
- nián年fēng丰shí时rěn稔a bountiful year with abundant crops
- nián年jiǔ久shī失xiū修dilapidated due to prolonged disuse
- nián年jiǔ久rì日shēn深deeply rooted over a long time
- nián年shì事yǐ已gāo高advanced in years
- nián年huá华chuí垂mù暮approaching old age
- nián年huá华xū虚dù度waste one's prime years idly
- nián年zhuàng壮qì气ruì锐young, vigorous, and sharp-witted
- nián年fù复yī一nián年year after year
- nián年tóu头yuè月wěi尾the entire year
- nián年fù富lì力qiáng强young, vigorous, and in the prime of life
- nián年shào少wú无zhī知young and ignorant
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What does 年高有德 mean?
年高有德 (nián gāo yǒu dé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be advanced in age and possess high moral character”.
How do you pronounce 年高有德?
年高有德 is pronounced nián gāo yǒu dé in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 年高有德 literally mean?
Literally, 年高有德 means “Old in years, high in virtue”. It is used to mean “to be advanced in age and possess high moral character”.
Where does 年高有德 come from?
年高有德 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 年高有德?
年纪大，品德好