而立

Chinese

		and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	set up; to stand
simp. and trad. (而立)		而	立

Etymology

The Analects:

吾十有五而志於學，三十而立。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

吾十有五而志于学，三十而立。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Wú shí yòu wǔ ér zhì yú xué, sānshí ér lì. [Pinyin]

When I was 15 years old, I devoted myself to study.
At the age of 30, I established myself (got a job and started a family).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): érlì

(Zhuyin): ㄦˊ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁴ lap⁶, ji⁴ laap⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: érlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄦˊ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: érlì
  - Wade–Giles: êrh²-li⁴
  - Yale: ér-lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: erllih
  - Palladius: эрли (erli)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ³⁵ li⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁴ lap⁶, ji⁴ laap⁶
  - Yale: yìh lahp, yìh laahp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁴ lap⁹, ji⁴ laap⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁴ leb⁶, yi⁴ lab⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²¹ lɐp̚²/, /jiː²¹ laːp̚²/

Noun

而立

(literary) thirty years old

Derived terms

三十而立 (sānshí'érlì)
而立之年 (érlìzhīnián)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
而	立
じ Jinmeiyō	りつ Grade: 1

Noun

而(じ)立(りつ) • (jiritsu)

thirty years old

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