青梅竹马 in English qing1 mei2 zhu2 ma3 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) green plums and hobby-horse (idiomatic expression)
• metaphorically innocent children's games
• childhood sweethearts
• a couple who grew up as childhood friends

Pinyin

qing1 mei2 zhu2 ma3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

青qing1abbr. for 青海[Qing1 hai3], Qinghai Province 梅mei2surname Mei 竹zhu2bamboo 马ma3surname Ma