Idioms with Yan Nian

Congratulations on longevity and prolonged life, beauty and prolonged life, eye guarding and prolonged life, pine and chrysanthemum prolonged life, but illness prolonged life.

1. Wish for longevity and prolonged life: congratulate a person on living a long life.

From: Ming - Anonymous "Zi Wei Gong" third: "God ordered the Golden Mother to open a feast, the group of immortals will be gathered, all want you to wish longevity and prolong life, for the odd into the beautiful."

2. MeiYiYanNian (美意延年): A comfortable mood can prolong life. It is often used as a toast.

From: Pre-Qin - Xun Zi (荀况)："To get the crowd to move the sky, and to extend the years of beauty."

3. Eyes to Keep the Years: Describing a person who uses his eyes to keep the remaining time.

From: Luo Cheng's "Eyes Keeping Yan Nian"

4, Yet Disease Extends Years: refers to eliminating diseases and prolonging life. However, it means "to get rid of", which means to get rid of or remove, and "to prolong", which means to prolong life.

From: Ming Feng Menglong "East Zhou Lieguo Zhi" 87th: "Cultivate the true nature, take food guide, but the disease prolongs the years."

5. Pine and Chrysanthemum: Pine symbolizes longevity; chrysanthemum prolongs life.

From: "Taiping Guangji": "Jingzhou Chrysanthemum pool, its water source alongside the Fangju back end of the Ao, and its nourishing liquid is extremely sweet. There are more than thirty families in the deep valley, shall not wear a well, drink this water, on the life of those who live two, three hundred years old, in the life of more than a hundred years old, live seven, eighty years old for the premature death."