風華正茂

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See also: 风华正茂

Chinese

elegance and talent; grace
just (right); main; upright
just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
 
 luxuriant
trad. (風華正茂) 風華 正 茂
simp. (风华正茂) 风华 正 茂

Etymology

Coined by Mao Zedong in 1925:

恰同學少年，
風華正茂，
書生意氣，
揮斥方遒。
恰同学少年，
风华正茂，
书生意气，
挥斥方遒。
From: 1925, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong),《沁園春·長沙》, translation based on the Foreign Languages Press version
Qià tóngxué shàonián,
Fēnghuá zhèng mào,
Shūshēng yìqì,
Huīchì fāng qiú.
Young we were, schoolmates,
At life's full flowering;
Filled with student enthusiasm
Boldly we cast all restraints aside.

Pronunciation

Idiom

風華正茂

  1. in one's prime
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