a man should be independent at the age of thirty

a man should be independent at the age of thirty

Standing at 30 is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s ā NSH í é RL ì, which originally means that people establish their own stable values and principles of life around the age of 30, such as Confucius standing at 30. In modern times, it refers to achievements. It comes from the Analects of Confucius.

The origin of Idioms

"The Analects of Confucius: for politics:" I have five in ten, and I am determined to learn, and I stand at thirty

Idioms and allusions

This is Confucius' self-evaluation of his life state at the age of 30 in the Analects of Confucius. Confucius said in the original: "I have five out of ten and am determined to learn; I stand at thirty, I am not confused at forty, I know heaven's destiny at fifty, I am obedient at sixty, and I am free at seventy Although not everyone can be a sage of Confucius, later generations tend to regard Confucius' self-evaluation as an ideal life state in different stages of life.

Confucius said: "standing on ceremony." (the Analects of Confucius Taibo), also said: "do not know the ceremony, no to stand also." (the Analects of Confucius Yao said), so Confucius said that he "stood at thirty", which means that he knew the etiquette at this time, and his words and deeds were very appropriate.

Confucius sought Tao from laodan. I can't help but be open-minded and say, "I stand at 30, but I'm not confused at 40. I don't know what nature is until today's 51."

Idiom usage

A compound sentence; a participle; refers to thirty years old

I'm in my thirties, but people tell me I look like I'm in my early twenties. Confucius, the great thinker and educator of our country, said, "standing at thirty", which means that at the age of thirty, you should have your own ideas and opinions on anything, and you can't follow others.