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): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄘㄨㄥ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīngcōng suìyuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄘㄨㄥ ㄙㄨㄟˋ 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

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