十月芥菜——起心
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Chinese[edit]
October; The modern name of the tenth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. | Chinese mustard | to rise; to raise; to get up | heart; mind | |||
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trad. (十月芥菜——起心) | 十月 | 芥菜 | —— | 起 | 心 | |
simp. #(十月芥菜——起心) | 十月 | 芥菜 | —— | 起 | 心 | |
alternative forms | 十月芥菜——起嗮心 | |||||
Literally: “October Chinese mustard ― start a mind”. |
Etymology[edit]
Chinese mustard is almost ready to be harvested in the winter, thus one that is grown til October has just grown out a core, thus started to have a core (mind).
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
十月芥菜——起心
- (Cantonese, euphemistic) to describe a teenage girl who hopes to have a love relationship with a man