中青年

Chinese

		middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)	year
trad. (中青年)		中	青	年
simp. #(中青年)		中	青	年

Etymology

Blend of 中年 (zhōngnián) and 青年 (qīngnián).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhōngqīngnián

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ cing¹ nin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngqīngnián
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhongcingnián
    • Wade–Giles: chung¹-chʻing¹-nien²
    • Yale: jūng-chīng-nyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongchingnian
    • Palladius: чжунциннянь (čžuncinnjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zung¹ cing¹ nin⁴
    • Yale: jūng chīng nìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ tsing¹ nin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ qing¹ nin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ niːn²¹/

Noun

中青年

1. young and middle-aged people