Definition
青梅竹马 is a four-character idiom (chengyu) that describes a boy and a girl who grew up together and share innocent childhood affection, often becoming sweethearts later. The literal images — 'green plum' and 'bamboo horse' — come from a Tang dynasty poem about childhood games. Use it as a noun phrase to refer to the relationship or the people themselves.
n.
childhood sweetheartsa boy and a girl who grew up together with innocent affection
Examples
- 青梅竹马，。Tāmen liǎ shì qīng méi zhú mǎ, cóng xiǎo yìqǐ zhǎng dà.They are childhood sweethearts who grew up together.
- 青梅竹马。Zhè duì qīng méi zhú mǎ zuìzhōng zǒu jìn le hūnyīn de diàntáng.This pair of childhood sweethearts eventually got married.
- 青梅竹马。Xiǎoshuō lǐ miáoxiě le yí duàn qīng méi zhú mǎ de chúnzhēn gǎnqíng.The novel describes a pure love between childhood sweethearts.
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