(idiom) (of a girl) 13 or 14 years old; early teens; adolescence
trad. 豆蔻年華
Also written 豆蔻年華【dòu kòu nián huá】
Characters in this word
4豆
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legume; pulse; bean; pea (CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4]) (variant of 豆[dou4])
- Pinyin
- dòu
- Traditional
- 荳
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 11609 of 2500
蔻
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used in 豆蔻[dou4 kou4]
- Pinyin
- kòu
- Strokes
- 14
- Frequency
- 48162 of 2500
年
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surname Nian
- Pinyin
- Nián
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 249 of 2500
华
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abbr. for China
- Pinyin
- Huá
- Traditional
- 華
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 12166 of 2500