青梅竹马
Traditional form:
青梅竹馬
Pinyin (reading):
qīngméizhúmǎ
Definitions:
- lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom)
- fig. innocent children's games
- childhood sweethearts
- a couple who grew up as childhood friends
Characters:
- 青 - nature's color; blue, green, black; young
- 梅 - plum; prune; surname
- 竹 - bamboo; flute
- 马 - horse; surname
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