| 青梅竹马 |
qīng méi zhú mǎ |
lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom) / fig. innocent children's games / childhood sweethearts / a couple who grew up as childhood friends |
| 青 |
Qīng |
abbr. for 青海, Qinghai Province |
| 青 |
qīng |
green / blue / black / youth / young (of people) |
| 梅 |
Méi |
surname Mei |
| 梅 |
méi |
plum / plum flower / Japanese apricot (Prunus mume) |
| 梅 |
méi |
variant of 梅 |
| 梅 |
méi |
old variant of 梅 |
| 竹 |
zhú |
bamboo / CL:棵,支,根 / Kangxi radical 118 |
| 竹马 |
zhú mǎ |
bamboo stick used as a toy horse |
| 马 |
Mǎ |
surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 马来西亚 |
| 马 |
mǎ |
horse / CL:匹 / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess |