春 is also the simplified spelling of 旾.
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春
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- 春
- chūn · spring; wanton
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1 · chun1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ceon1
Cantonese word readings for 春. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character · Etymology 1
- spring (season)
- (literary) year; age
- spring scenery
- vitality; liveliness; energy; life
- love; lust
- a type of alcoholic drink which is fermented from spring to winter
character · Etymology 2
- (Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) egg; roe
- (Cantonese, vulgar) testicle
- (Cantonese, vulgar) goddamn, the hell
- (Cantonese, vulgar, always with the classifier) nothing; damn all; jack shit; bugger all (Classifier: 條／条 c)
- (Cantonese, vulgar) negates the meaning of the sentence
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