豆蔻年華
Chinese
| cardamom, especially Cambodian cardamon and Javanese cardamon | times; period; age | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (豆蔻年華/荳蔻年華) | 豆蔻/荳蔻 | 年華 | |
| simp. (豆蔻年华) | 豆蔻 | 年华 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): dòukòuniánhuá
- (Zhuyin): ㄉㄡˋ ㄎㄡˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): dau6 kau3 nin4 waa4
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dòukòuniánhuá
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄡˋ ㄎㄡˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dòukòuniánhuá
- Wade–Giles: tou4-kʻou4-nien2-hua2
- Yale: dòu-kòu-nyán-hwá
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dowkownianhwa
- Palladius: доукоуняньхуа (doukounjanʹxua)
- Sinological IPA (key): /toʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰoʊ̯⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dau6 kau3 nin4 waa4
- Yale: dauh kau nìhn wàh
- Cantonese Pinyin: dau6 kau3 nin4 waa4
- Guangdong Romanization: deo6 keo3 nin4 wa4
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɐu̯²² kʰɐu̯³³ niːn²¹ waː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
豆蔻年華
- (figuratively) thirteen to fourteen years of age (of a girl); maidenhood