孩提
Chinese
child | to carry; to lift; to put forward to carry; to lift; to put forward; (upwards character stroke); lifting (brush stroke in painting); to mention; carry (suspended) | ||
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simp. and trad. (孩提) |
孩 | 提 | |
Literally: “child carried [in the arms]”. |
Pronunciation
Noun
孩提
- (literary) infant; young child
- 孩提之童,無不知愛其親者;及其長也,無不知敬其兄也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
- Háití zhī tóng, wú bù zhī ài qí qīn zhě; jí qí cháng yě, wú bù zhī jìng qí xiōng yě. [Pinyin]
- Every infant child knows to love their parents. Once they grow up, they all know to respect their older brothers.
孩提之童,无不知爱其亲者;及其长也,无不知敬其兄也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 小孩 (“child; kid”) [map]
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