青春不再

Mandarin · pinyin qīng chūn bù zài

Meanings

  1. lit. one's youth will never return
  2. to make the most of one's opportunities (idiom)
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青
qīng · blue, green; young; Kangxi radical 174
春
chūn · spring; wanton
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
再
zài · again, twice, re-
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1–1–4–4 · qing1 chun1 bu4 zai4

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cing1 ceon1 bat1 zoi3

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青春不再 · qing1 chun1 bu4 zai4
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Exact source record青春不再 青春不再 [qing1 chun1 bu4 zai4] /lit. one's youth will never return/to make the most of one's opportunities (idiom)/