粵

青cing1春ceon1期kei4

cing1 ceon1 kei4qīng chūn qī

English

  1. puberty
  2. adolescence
  3. puberty; process of physical changes by which a child's body matures into an adult body capable of sexual reproduction to enable fertilization, usually from 11 to 18 years old.

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 人體生殖機能及生理機能趨向成熟,心理同生理由兒童變為成人嘅時期。一般指11歲到18歲左右。

Examples

  • 在青春期,我厌倦生活,并持续陷入自杀的边缘。然而,在那期间,对数学知识的渴望,使我抑制住了那些负面情绪。

    In adolescence, I hated life and was continually on the verge of suicide, from which, however, I was restrained by the desire to know more mathematics.

    Tatoeba · dandan4doris CC BY

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

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