qīng méi zhú mǎ

Traditional: 青梅竹馬

青梅竹马 (qīng méi zhú mǎ) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom); fig. innocent children's games; childhood sweethearts”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 青梅竹马

青qīng · green梅méi · plum竹zhú · (bound form) bamboo马mǎ · horse

Related words

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