「三歲定八十」
| Entry #1 | |
| Pronunciation： | saam1 seoi3 ding6 baat3 sap6 |
| Individual Character Meaning： |
三 three 歲 age; years of age 定 stable; to fix; to set; to make a decision; firm; steady; calm; fixed 八 eight 十 ten |
| Part of Speech： | expression |
| Explanation： |
one's character is formed at a young age; "the child is father to the man"; literally: three years old determines eighty years old
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