青蔥歲月

Chinese

		scallion; green onion; verdant scallion; green onion; verdant; lush	years and months; years; passing of time years and months; years; passing of time; time
trad. (青蔥歲月/青葱歲月)		青蔥/青葱	歲月
simp. (青葱岁月)		青葱	岁月

Etymology

Uncertain, perhaps influenced by 青春 (qīngchūn, “youth”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qīngcōng suìyuè

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥㄘㄨㄥㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qīngcōng suìyuè
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥㄘㄨㄥㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cingcong suèiyuè
  - Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-tsʻung¹ sui⁴-yüeh⁴
  - Yale: chīng-tsūng swèi-ywè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingtsong sueyyueh
  - Palladius: цинцун суйюэ (cincun sujjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/

Noun

青蔥歲月

one's salad days; best time of one's youth

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