豆蔻年华 — Chinese idiom
豆蔻年华
dòu kòu nián huá
Traditional: 豆蔻年華
Meaning
- (of a girl) 13 or 14 years old; early teens; adolescence
Character by character
- 豆dòubeans, peas; bean-shaped
- 蔻kòunutmeg, cardamom
- 年niányear; anniversary; a person's age
- 华huáflowery; illustrious; Chinese
Idioms sharing a character
- 煮豆燃萁 zhǔ dòu rán qí
- 一年一度 yī nián yī dù
- 人寿年丰 rén shòu nián fēng
- 似水年华 sì shuǐ nián huá
- 年久失修 nián jiǔ shī xiū
- 年功加俸 nián gōng jiā fèng
- 年富力强 nián fù lì qiáng
- 年少无知 nián shào wú zhī
- 年复一年 nián fù yī nián
- 年老力衰 nián lǎo lì shuāi
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