含飴弄孫

See also: 含饴弄孙

Chinese

to keep; to contain syrup
 
to do; to manage; to handle
to do; to manage; to handle; to play with; to fool with; to mess with; to fix; to toy with; lane; alley
grandson
trad. (含飴弄孫)
simp. (含饴弄孙)

Etymology

From Book of the Later Han.

含飴弄孫不能政事 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
含饴弄孙不能政事 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5th century CE
Wú dàn dāng hányínòngsūn, bùnéng fù zhī zhèngshì. [Pinyin]
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Pronunciation


Idiom

含飴弄孫

  1. to enjoy life in old age
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