三十而立

Traditional form:

三十而立

Pinyin (reading):

sānshí'érlì

Definitions:

• thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)

Characters:

• 三 - three
• 十 - ten, tenth; complete; perfect
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 立 - to stand; to establish, to set up

Traditional characters:

• 三 - three
• 十 - ten, tenth; complete; perfect
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 立 - to stand; to establish, to set up