懷春

懷春

Chinese

		to think of; to cherish; mind to think of; to cherish; mind; heart; bosom	spring (time); gay; joyful spring (time); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life
trad. (懷春)		懷	春
simp. (怀春)		怀	春

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huáichūn

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄔㄨㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): waai⁴ ceon¹
• Min Nan (POJ): hoâi-chhun

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: huáichūn
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄔㄨㄣ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwaichuen
    • IPA ^(key): /xu̯aɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: waai⁴ ceon¹
    • Yale: wàaih chēun
    • Cantonese Pinyin: waai⁴ tsoen¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wai⁴ cên¹
    • IPA ^(key): /wäːi̯²¹ t͡ʃʰɵn⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoâi-chhun
    • Tâi-lô: huâi-tshun
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoaizhwn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /huai²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰun³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /huai²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰun⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /huai¹³⁻²² t͡sʰun⁴⁴/

Verb

懷春

1. (of a young girl) to have thoughts of love; to become sexually awakened

   有女懷春，吉士誘之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
   有女怀春，吉士诱之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

   From: The Classic of Poetry, circa 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

   Yǒu nǚ huáichūn, jíshì yòu zhī. [Pinyin]

   There is a young lady with thoughts natural to the spring,
   And a fine gentleman would lead her astray.

Synonyms

• 思春 (sīchūn)

Derived terms

有女懷春／有女怀春