yí yǎng tiān niándictionary entry
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lit. to nurture one's years (idiom) / fig. to enjoy one's later years
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Original source entry:

頤養天年 颐养天年 [yi2 yang3 tian1 nian2] /lit. to nurture one's years (idiom)/fig. to enjoy one's later years/

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