而立

érlì
  1. (literary) thirty years old
  2. thirty years old

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
=2 立 Lì surname Li
=2 立 lì
  1. to stand
  2. to set up
  3. to establish
  4. to lay down
  5. to draw up
  6. at once
  7. immediately

Containing this entry

三十而立 sānshíérlì thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
傍戶而立 bànghùérlì to stand close to the door
而立之年 érlìzhīnián the age of 30
重足而立 chóngzúérlì rooted to the spot (idiom); too terrified to move
比肩而立 bǐjiān'érlì
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