青壯年

Chinese

		green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)	to strengthen; strong; robust	year
trad. (青壯年)		青	壯	年
simp. (青壮年)		青	壮	年

Etymology

Blend of 青年 (qīngnián) + 壯年／壮年 (zhuàngnián).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīngzhuàngnián

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ zong³ nin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīngzhuàngnián
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cingjhuàngnián
    • Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-chuang⁴-nien²
    • Yale: chīng-jwàng-nyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingjuanqnian
    • Palladius: цинчжуаннянь (cinčžuannjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing¹ zong³ nin⁴
    • Yale: chīng jong nìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ dzong³ nin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ zong³ nin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɔːŋ³³ niːn²¹/

Noun

青壯年

1. young age and “prime age”; prime time of one's life; age defined variously as between 15 and 64, between 15 and 60, or between 30 and 40