青壯年

Chinese

		green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)	to strengthen; strong; robust	year
trad. (青壯年)		青	壯	年
simp. (青壮年)		青	壮	年

Etymology

Blend of 青年 (qīngnián) + 壯年／壮年 (zhuàngnián).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qīngzhuàngnián

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ zong³ nin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qīngzhuàngnián
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cingjhuàngnián
  - Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-chuang⁴-nien²
  - Yale: chīng-jwàng-nyán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingjuanqnian
  - Palladius: цинчжуаннянь (cinčžuannjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cing¹ zong³ nin⁴
  - Yale: chīng jong nìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ dzong³ nin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ zong³ nin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɔːŋ³³ niːn²¹/

Noun

青壯年

young age and “prime age”; prime time of one's life; age defined variously as between 15 and 64, between 15 and 60, or between 30 and 40

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.