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

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): /wɑːi̯²¹ t͡ɕʰɵn⁵⁵/
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

(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

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