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Examples:Permian (geological period 292-250m years ago)—Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago)—It takes ten years nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.—Triassic (geological period 250-205m years ago)—method of calculating a person's age in years from birth—Cambrian (geological period 545-495m years ago)—fifty-third year C5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1976 or 2036—forty eighth year H12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1971 or 2031—Jurassic (geological period 205-140m years ago)—fifty second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035—Han Aijing (1945-), notorious red guard leader during Cultural Revolution, spent 15 years in prison for imprisoning and torturing political leaders—holocene system (geological strata laid down during the last 12000 years)—forty second year B6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1965 or 2025—thirty ninth year I3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1962 or 2022—thirty second year B8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1955 or 2015—seventeenth year G5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2000 or 2060—Archaean (geological eon before 2500m years ago)—Oligocene (geological epoch from 34m-24m years ago)—seventh year G7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1990 or 2050—thirty seventh year G1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1960 or 2020—quaternary (geological period covering the recent ice ages over the last 180,000 years)—once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope—fiftieth year J2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1973 or 2033—only met with once every hundred years (drought, flood etc)—bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy—China National Farmers' Games (sports meeting for peasants held every 4 years since 1988)—fifty ninth year I11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1982 or 2042—Ordovician (geological period 495-440m years ago)—pre-Cambrian, geological period before c. 540m years ago—Communist party national congress, in recent times every five years—"youth freezing", Chinese girls beginning anti-ageing treatments as young as two years old in the hope they will never look old—Palaeocene (geological epoch from 65m-55m years ago)—twenty sixth year F2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2009 or 2069—lower Cambrian series (geological strata from approx 530 million years ago)—Miocene (geological epoch from 24m-5m years ago)—Carboniferous (geological period 354-292m years ago)—Cretaceous (geological period 140-65m years ago)—thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)—Devonian (geological period 417-354m years ago)—parallax second or parsec or pc, astronomic unit of distance, approx 3.26 light years—the Chinese New Year (i.e. the new year in the old calendar)—tenth year J10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1993 or 2053—Holocene (geological period covering approx 12000 years since the last ice age)—lower Cambrian (geological period approx 530 million years ago)—commuted death sentence with forced labor and judicial review after two years (PRC) (legal)—National Games, Chinese athletics competition, organized every four years since 1988—(in former times) coming-of-age ceremony at 20 years—fifty fourth year D6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1977 or 2037—sixteenth year F4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059—51st year A3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1974 or 2034—fourteenth year D2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1997 or 2057—Qianlong or Ch'ien-lung, emperor of the Qing dynasty, reigned sixty years (1735-1796)—Archaeozoic (geological era before 2500m years ago)—sixtieth year J12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1983 or 2043—Cenozoic (geological era covering the last 65m years)—Peng Zu (legendary figure of Taoism who lived 800 years)—forty fifth year E9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1968 or 2028—forty ninth year I1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1972 or 2032—forty seventh year G11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1970 or 2030—Giuseppe Castiglione (1688-1766) Jesuit who served as Qing court painter for 50 years—Cambrian geological period (545-495m years ago)—classifier for recurring events, often annual, such as conferences, class years in school—(an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year)—one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday)—7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse—ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year); We wish you wealth and success!—birth year as designated by animal symbols (mouse, ox, tiger etc)—the year's horoscope augurs ill (idiom); an unlucky year—May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)—paper wedding (first year wedding anniversary)—11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog—the corresponding time period (in a different year etc)—8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep—2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January 3rd February), year of the Ox—a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy— |