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Jyutping cin4 bun3 sang1
Pinyin qián bàn shēng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    first half of one’s life
    • 前半生操勞,後半生享福。
      前半生操劳,后半生享福。
      qián bàn shēng cāo láo , hòu bàn shēng xiǎng fú .
      Work hard in the first half of your life and enjoy yourself in the second half.

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Jyutping
Pinyin qián bàn shēng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. first half of one's life
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    人的后半生就是由他前半生养成的习惯所构成的,其他什么都没有。
    人的後半生就是由他前半生養成的習慣所構成的,其他什麼都沒有。
    rén de hòu bàn shēng jiù shì yóu tā qián bàn shēng yǎng chéng de xí guàn suǒ gòu chéng de , qí tā shén me dōu méi yǒu 。
    • The second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    前半生操劳,后半生享福。
    前半生操勞,後半生享福。
    qián bàn shēng cāo láo , hòu bàn shēng xiǎng fú .
    • Work hard in the first half of your life and enjoy yourself in the second half.