十月芥菜 (sap6 jyut6 gaai3 coi3 | shi2 yue4 gai4 cai4) : begin to cherish romantic fantasies

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十月芥菜

sap6 jyut6 gaai3 coi3

shi2 yue4 gai4 cai4

begin to cherish romantic fantasies; of an adolescent age when one yearns for courtship and sex
[literal] mustard cabbage of October

This is the first part of a two-part allegorical saying that has 起心 as the hidden part. In the tenth month of lunar calendar, the heart of a mustard cabbage would grow up, i.e. 起心 which has a second meaning of cherishing romantic fantasies.

Level: 4
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

十月芥菜

This word has been viewed 1304 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 16th Feb 2017 03:48

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十 sap6 - ten
月 jyut6 - moon; month
芥 gaai3 - mustard plant; tiny
菜 coi3 - vegetables; dish

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