豆蔻年华 in English dou4 kou4 nian2 hua2 Meaning

Meanings

  • a girl's teenage years (idiomatic expression); maidenhood
  • a budding beauty

Simplified Characters

豆 蔻 年 华

Traditional Characters

豆 蔻 年 華

Pinyin

dou4 kou4 nian2 hua2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

豆dou4variant of 豆[dou4] 蔻kou4see 肉豆蔻 nutmeg, 豆蔻 cardamon 年nian2surname Nian 华hua2abbr. for China