青梅竹馬

cing1 mui4 zuk1 maa5

lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom) · fig. innocent children's games · childhood sweethearts

Frequency Band 42 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom)
  2. fig. innocent children's games
  3. childhood sweethearts
  4. a couple who grew up as childhood friends

Written Forms

青梅竹馬Traditional · Main Form
青梅竹马Alternate Form

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