yǒu shēng zhī niándictionary entry
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(idiom) during one's lifetime; while one is on this earth; in one's remaining years
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Original source entry:

有生之年 有生之年 [you3 sheng1 zhi1 nian2] /(idiom) during one's lifetime; while one is on this earth; in one's remaining years/

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