青春

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Chinese

green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)
 
spring (time); gay; joyful
spring (time); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life
trad. (青春) 青 春
simp. #(青春) 青 春

Etymology

Perhaps from "green" and "spring", the color and season associated with the Wu Xing element "Wood", which is associated with vitality.

Pronunciation

Noun

青春

  1. (literary) springtime; spring
  2. (figurative) youth; adolescence; youthfulness; prime of life
    當青春不再／当青春不再  ―  dāng qīngchūn bùzài  ―  when we are no longer young
    青春的理想  ―  qīngchūn de lǐxiǎng  ―  the ideals of youth
  3. (literary, usually honorific) age of young people

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Sino-Xenic (青春):
  • → Vietnamese: xuân xanh (calque)

    • Japanese

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    Kanji in this term
    青 春
    せい
    Grade: 1     		しゅん
    Grade: 2
    on’yomi
    Alternative spelling
    靑春 (kyūjitai)

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    青(せい)春(しゅん) • (seishun) 

    1. youth; adolescence

    Derived terms

    References

    1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

    Korean

    Hanja in this term
    青春

    Noun

    青春 • (cheongchun) (hangeul 청춘)

    1. Alternative form of 靑春 (“youth; adolescence”)

    Vietnamese

    chữ Hán Nôm in this term
    青春

    Noun

    青春

    1. chữ Hán form of thanh xuân (“youth”).
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