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青春不再

Mandarin · pinyin qīng chūn bù zài

lit. one's youth will never return
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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