A false year(tiān jiǎ zhī nián)

A false year

The Chinese idiom Ti ā NJI ǎ zh ī Ni á n in pinyin means that God has given enough years of life to enjoy it. It comes from Zuo Zhuan, the 28th year of Duke Fu.

Analysis of Idioms

A synonym: Heaven pretends its age

Idiom usage

The death of Kongming, who was 50 years old and had four ears, made him take advantage of the flaws of Sima's monarch and his officials, though he had settled in the Central Plains in the north. On Shu Han Hou Zhu by Fang Bao in Qing Dynasty

The origin of Idioms

In the 28th year of the Duke of Fu in Zuo Zhuan, it is said that "in a false year, we should get rid of the harm."

Chinese PinYin : tiān jiǎ zhī nián