marriageable age(dòu kòu nián huá)

marriageable age

Doukou Nianhua, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ò UK ò uni á nhu á, which means a girl is 13 years old. Refers to the youth of a young girl. It comes from the poem "farewell" by Du Mu of Tang Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Du Mu's poem "farewell" in the Tang Dynasty: "the graceful and graceful is more than thirteen, and the top of Cardamom is at the beginning of February."

Idiom usage

Lu Xun's "qijieting essays II. On" people's words can be feared "said:" when you meet a woman, you have to play your talent, either "Xu Niang is half old, her charm still exists", or "cardamom years, exquisite and lovely." Shi Sanyou's Jinling unofficial history: Qinhuai singer Wang Xichun: "the singers who come here are Xu Niang who is half old, teenagers who are in their prime of life, and children who are under age."

Analysis of Idioms

Golden age, golden age, golden youth

Chinese PinYin : dòu kòu nián huá