be in the full vigour of life
In Chinese, Pinyin is Ni á NF ù L ì Qi á ng, which means young and energetic. From the Analects of Confucius · Zihan.
Idiom explanation
Rich in years: many years in the future.
The origin of Idioms
The Analects of Confucius Zi Han: "the younger generation can be feared." Zhu Xi of Song Dynasty noted: "Confucius said that the younger generation is rich and powerful enough to accumulate knowledge and wait for it, and its potential is formidable."
Analysis of Idioms
Young and strong; old and strong
Idiom usage
Combined; as predicate and attribute; with commendatory meaning. example make more contributions to the people while you are here! (Guo Moruo, spring of Science)
be in the full vigour of life
to eat in different ways -- different ways of aggression - jīng tūn cán shí
praise a person before everybody - féng rén shuō xiàng
no one picks up what 's left by the wayside - dào bù jǔ yí
all sorts of feelings well up in one 's mind - gǎn kǎi wàn duān