旾〔春〕 {chūn}

1. spring (time)
2. gay
3. joyful
4. youthful
5. love
6. lust
7. life

春 ceon¹ {chūn}

1. spring (time)
2. gay
3. joyful
4. youthful
5. love
6. lust
7. life

春 ceon¹ {Chūn}

surname Chun

春袋 ceon¹ doi² {chūn dài}

(noun) (of men genitals) testicles; balls; scrotum a swear word to call someone a moron, dummy or fool

春風〔-风〕 ceon¹ fung¹ {chūn fēng}

spring breeze

春光 ceon¹ gwong¹ {chūn guāng}

(slang) Usually refers to a woman accidentally flashing her underwear

春寒 ceon¹ hon⁴ {chūn hán}

Spring chill (weather)

春雷 ceon¹ leoi⁴ {chūn léi}

Spring thunder

春茗 ceon¹ ming⁵ {chūn míng}

noun; New Year banquet, spring dinner

春宵 ceon¹ siu¹ {chūn xiāo}

noun; spring night, describes a moment of bliss with loved one

春孳 ceon¹ zi¹ {chūn zī}

an unformed egg inside a hen

春子 ceon¹ zi² {chūn zi}

the testicles

春裝〔-装〕 ceon¹ zong¹ {chūn zhuāng}

noun; spring clothing

春餅〔-饼〕 ceon¹ beng² {chūn bǐng}

spring pancake

春播 ceon¹ bo³ {chūn bō}

spring sowing

春茶 ceon¹ caa⁴ {chūn chá}

1. spring tea
2. tea-leaves gathered at spring time

春蠶〔-蚕〕 ceon¹ caam⁴ {Chūn cán}

Silkworms in Spring (1933), Chinese silent movie in socialist realist style, based on novel by Mao Dun 茅盾

春秋 ceon¹ cau¹ {chūn qiū}

1. spring and autumn
2. four seasons
3. year
4. a person's age
5. annals (used in book titles)

春秋 ceon¹ cau¹ {Chūn qiū}

1. Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)
2. Spring and Autumn Annals, chronicle of Lu State (722-481 BC)

春情 ceon¹ cing⁴ {chūn qíng}

amorous feelings

春凳 ceon¹ dang³ {chūn dèng}

(old) wooden bench

春化 ceon¹ faa³ {chūn huà}

(agriculture) vernalization

春暉〔-晖〕 ceon¹ fai¹ {chūn huī}

1. lit. spring sunshine
2. fig. parental (often maternal) love

春分 ceon¹ fan¹ {Chūn fēn}

Chunfen or Spring Equinox, 4th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣 21st March-4th April

春婦〔-妇〕 ceon¹ fu⁵ {chūn fù}

prostitute

春假 ceon¹ gaa³ {chūn jià}

spring break

春耕 ceon¹ gang¹ {chūn gēng}

to plow a field in the spring

春景 ceon¹ ging² {chūn jǐng}

spring scenery

春菇 ceon¹ gu¹ {chūn gū}

spring mushroom

春灌 ceon¹ gun³ {chūn guàn}

spring irrigation

春宮〔-宫〕 ceon¹ gung¹ {chūn gōng}

1. Crown Prince's chambers
2. by extension, the Crown Prince
3. erotic picture

春季 ceon¹ gwai³ {chūn jì}

springtime

春光 ceon¹ gwong¹ {chūn guāng}

1. scenes of springtime
2. the radiance of spring

春捲〔-卷〕 ceon¹ gyun² {chūn juǎn}

1. egg roll
2. spring roll

春日 ceon¹ jat⁶ {Chūn rì}

Chunri or Chunjih township in Pingtung County 屏東縣, Taiwan

春遊〔-游〕 ceon¹ jau⁴ {chūn yóu}

1. spring outing
2. spring excursion

春意 ceon¹ ji³ {chūn yì}

1. beginning of spring
2. thoughts of love

春藥〔-药〕 ceon¹ joek⁶ {chūn yào}

aphrodisiac

春雨 ceon¹ jyu⁵ {chūn yǔ}

1. spring rain
2. gift from above

春困 ceon¹ kwan³ {chūn kùn}

1. spring fatigue
2. spring fever

春霖 ceon¹ lam⁴ {chūn lín}

spring rains

春柳 ceon¹ lau⁵ {Chūn liǔ}

Spring Willow Society, pioneering Chinese theatrical company set up in Tokyo in 1906, part of New Culture Movement 新文化運動, continued in China from 1912 as 新劇同志會

春令 ceon¹ ling⁶ {chūn lìng}

1. spring
2. springtime
3. spring weather

春聯〔-联〕 ceon¹ lyun⁴ {chūn lián}

Spring Festival couplet (the first line of which is pasted on the right side of a doorway at New Year, and the second on the left side)

春晚 ceon¹ maan⁵ {Chūn Wǎn}

abbr. for 春節聯歡晚會

春夢〔-梦〕 ceon¹ mung⁶ {chūn mèng}

1. spring dream
2. short-lived illusion
3. erotic dream

春心 ceon¹ sam¹ {chūn xīn}

1. amorous feelings
2. stirrings of love

春岑 ceon¹ sam⁴ {Chūn cén}

Hill of Spring (derivation of Tel Aviv 特拉維夫 from the book of Ezekiel 以西結書)

春筍〔-笋〕 ceon¹ seon² {chūn sǔn}

1. springtime bamboo shoots
2. fig. (of woman's fingers) tender and delicate

春汛 ceon¹ seon³ {chūn xùn}

spring flood

春試〔-试〕 ceon¹ si⁵ {chūn shì}

metropolitan civil service examination (held triennially in spring in imperial times)

春色 ceon¹ sik¹ {chūn sè}

1. colors of spring
2. spring scenery

春天 ceon¹ tin¹ {chūn tiān}

1. spring (season)
2. CL: 個

春畫〔-画〕 ceon¹ waa² {chūn huà}

1. erotic print
2. pornographic picture

春闈〔-闱〕 ceon¹ wai⁴ {chūn wéi}

1. metropolitan civil service examination (held triennially in spring in imperial times)
2. Crown Prince's chambers
3. by extension, the Crown Prince

春運〔-运〕 ceon¹ wan⁶ {chūn yùn}

(increased) passenger transportation around Chinese New Year

春節〔-节〕 ceon¹ zit³ {Chūn jié}

Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)

春小麥〔--麦〕 ceon¹ siu² mak⁶ {chūn xiǎo mài}

the Spring wheat

春川市 ceon¹ cyun¹ si⁵ {Chūn chuān shì}

Chuncheon city, capital of Gangwon province 江原道, South Korea

春大麥〔--麦〕 ceon¹ daai⁶ mak⁶ {chūn dà mài}

spring barley

春燈謎〔-灯谜〕 ceon¹ dang¹ mai⁴ {Chūn dēng mí}

Spring lantern riddles (guessing game at Lantern festival 元宵節, at the end of Spring festival 春節)

春分點〔--点〕 ceon¹ fan¹ dim² {chūn fēn diǎn}

the spring equinox

春日部 ceon¹ jat⁶ bou⁶ {Chūn rì bù}

Kasukabe, city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan

春日鄉〔--乡〕 ceon¹ jat⁶ hoeng¹ {Chūn rì xiāng}

Chunri or Chunjih township in Pingtung County 屏東縣, Taiwan

春柳社 ceon¹ lau⁵ se⁵ {Chūn liǔ shè}

Spring Willow Society, pioneering Chinese theatrical company set up in Tokyo in 1906, part of New Culture Movement 新文化運動, continued in China from 1912 as 新劇同志會

春黃菊〔-黄-〕 ceon¹ wong⁴ guk¹ {chūn huáng jú}

1. yellow chrysanthemum
2. chamomile (Anthemis spp.)

春秋時期〔--时-〕 ceon¹ cau¹ si⁴ kei⁴ {chūn qiū shí qī}

The Spring and Autumn period in Chinese History, approximately 771 to 476BC.

春華秋實〔-华-实〕 ceon¹ waa⁴ cau¹ sat⁶ {chūn huá qiū shí}

fruitful

春秋大夢〔---梦〕 ceon¹ cau¹ daai⁶ mung⁶ {chūn qiū dà mèng}

1. grand dreams
2. unrealistic ideas (idiom)

春秋鼎盛 ceon¹ cau¹ ding² sing⁶ {chūn qiū dǐng shèng}

the prime of one's life

春秋繁露 ceon¹ cau¹ faan⁴ lou⁶ {chūn qiū fán lù}

Rich dew of spring and autumn, ideological tract by Han dynasty political philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒

春秋五霸 ceon¹ cau¹ ng⁵ baa³ {Chūn qiū Wǔ bà}

the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公, Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公, King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王, and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公 and Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公 or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭 and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾踐

春秋三傳〔---传〕 ceon¹ cau¹ saam¹ zyun⁶ {Chūn qiū Sān Zhuàn}

Three Commentaries on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋, including Mr Gongyang's annals 公羊傳, Mr Guliang's annals 穀梁傳 and Mr Zuo's annals or Zuo Zhuan 左傳

春秋時代〔--时-〕 ceon¹ cau¹ si⁴ doi⁶ {Chūn qiū Shí dài}

Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)

春秋戰國〔--战国〕 ceon¹ cau¹ zin³ gwok³ {Chūn qiū Zhàn guó}

the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods

春風得意〔-风--〕 ceon¹ fung¹ dak¹ ji³ {chūn fēng dé yì}

1. flushed with success
2. proud of one's success (in exams, promotion etc)
3. as pleased as punch

春風化雨〔-风--〕 ceon¹ fung¹ faa³ jyu⁵ {chūn fēng huà yǔ}

lit. spring wind and rain (idiom); fig. the long-term influence of a solid education

春風一度〔-风--〕 ceon¹ fung¹ jat¹ dou⁶ {chūn fēng yī dù}

to have sexual intercourse (once)

春風滿面〔-风满-〕 ceon¹ fung¹ mun⁵ min⁶ {chūn fēng mǎn miàn}

1. pleasantly smiling
2. radiant with happiness

春風和氣〔-风-气〕 ceon¹ fung¹ wo⁴ hei³ {chūn fēng hé qì}

(idiom) amiable as a spring breeze

春光明媚 ceon¹ gwong¹ ming⁴ mei⁶ {chūn guāng míng mèi}

lovely spring sunshine

春光乍泄 ceon¹ gwong¹ zaa³ sit³ {chūn guāng zhà xiè}

1. spring sunshine emerges to bring the world alive (idiom)
2. to give a glimpse of sth intimate (e.g. one's underwear)

春夏秋冬 ceon¹ haa⁶ cau¹ dung¹ {chūn xià qiū dōng}

1. the four seasons
2. spring, summer, autumn and winter

春柳劇場〔--剧场〕 ceon¹ lau⁵ kek⁶ coeng⁴ {Chūn liǔ Jù chǎng}

Spring Willow Society, pioneering Chinese theatrical company set up in Tokyo in 1906, part of New Culture Movement 新文化運動, continued in China from 1912 as 新劇同志會

春武里府 ceon¹ mou⁵ lei⁵ fu² {Chūn wǔ lǐ fǔ}

Chonburi province of east Thailand

春黃菊屬〔-黄-属〕 ceon¹ wong⁴ guk¹ suk⁶ {chūn huáng jú shǔ}

Anthemis, genus of flowers in Compositae including chamomile

春秋左氏傳〔----传〕 ceon¹ cau¹ zo² si⁶ zyun⁶ {Chūn qiū Zuǒ shì Zhuàn}

1. Mr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明
2. usually called Zuo Zhuan 左傳

春江花月夜 ceon¹ gong¹ faa¹ jyut⁶ je⁶ {Chūn jiāng huā yuè yè}

River on a spring night, long yuefu poem by 張若虛

春秋戰國時代〔--战国时-〕 ceon¹ cau¹ zin³ gwok³ si⁴ doi⁶ {Chūn qiū Zhàn guó Shí dài}

1. the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods
2. Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC)

春節聯歡晚會〔-节联欢-会〕 ceon¹ zit³ lyun⁴ fun¹ maan⁵ wui² {Chūn jié Lián huān Wǎn huì}

1. CCTV New Year's Gala, Chinese New Year special
2. abbr. to 春晚

春宵一刻值千金 ceon¹ siu¹ jat¹ hak¹ zik⁶ cin¹ gam¹ {chūn xiāo yī kè zhí qiān jīn}

'every hour in Spring is very precious'; 'every minute of the wedding night is valuable'

春風深醉的晚上〔-风-----〕 ceon¹ fung¹ sam¹ zeoi³ dik¹ maan⁵ soeng⁶ {Chūn fēng Shēn zuì de Wǎn shang}

Intoxicating Spring Nights, 1924 short story by Yu Dafu 郁達夫

春江水暖鴨先知〔----鸭--〕 ceon¹ gong¹ seoi² nyun⁵ aap³ sin¹ zi¹ {chūn jiāng shuǐ nuǎn yā xiān zhī}

1. lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom)
2. fig. an expert in the field knows which way the wind blows

春生，夏長，秋收，冬藏〔----长------〕 ceon¹ sang¹ ，haa⁶ zoeng² ，cau¹ sau¹ ，dung¹ cong⁴ {chūn shēng , xià zhǎng , qiū shōu , dōng cáng}

sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)