A year in suspense(xuán　chē　zhī　nián)

A year in suspense

In Chinese, the Pinyin is Xu á NCH ē zh ī Ni á n, which means 70 years old. From the biography of Liu Yi in the book of Jin.

Idiom explanation

Hanging car: the ancients generally resigned at the age of 70.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Liu Yi in the book of Jin, "in the past, Duke Wu of Zheng was over 80 years old, and he became the situ of Zhou Dynasty. Although he was in suspense, he would be available."

Idiom usage

He is 70 years old. The preface of the poem "he Shaoshi Xianggong Zhizheng" written by Xu Hun of Tang Dynasty: "Shaoshi Xianggong has not reached the age of suspension, so I beg to give up the general." "Zizhitongjian · the second year of emperor Qiming ' "Taiping Guangji" volume 243 Zhisheng: and the year of suspension, and the table. Cui Shi was a doctor of the Department. He praised him for his perception. Then he ordered that the system, deliberation and action should be carried out in one chapter.

Chinese PinYin : xuán　chē　zhī　nián