hán yí nòng sūn
Traditional: 含飴弄孫
含饴弄孙 (hán yí nòng sūn) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to play with one's grandchildren while eating candy (idiom); fig. to enjoy a happy and leisurely old age”.
Meanings
- 1lit. to play with one's grandchildren while eating candy (idiom)
- 2fig. to enjoy a happy and leisurely old age
Characters in 含饴弄孙
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