粵

豆dau6蔻kau3年nin4華waa4

simp豆蔻年华
dau6 kau3 nin4 waa4dòu kòu nián huá

English

  1. (idiom) (of a girl) 13 or 14 years old; early teens; adolescence
  2. girl's early teens

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 比喻少女嘅青春歲月,多數指十三、四歲嘅時候

Examples

  • 正值荳蔻年華

    in her early teens

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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