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春秋鼎盛

chūn qiū dǐng shèngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the prime of one's life
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-2935142922533211. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

春秋鼎盛 春秋鼎盛 [chun1 qiu1 ding3 sheng4] /the prime of one's life/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 春
    chūn

    spring (season) / gay / joyful / youthful / love / lust / life

    Chūn

    surname Chun

  • 秋
    qiū

    autumn / fall / harvest time / used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiū qiān]

    Qiū

    surname Qiu

  • 鼎
    dǐng

    ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs / pot (dialect) / to enter upon a period of (classical) / Kangxi radical 206 / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes

  • 盛
    chéng

    to hold / to contain / to ladle / to pick up with a utensil

    shèng

    flourishing / vigorous / magnificent / extensively

    Shèng

    surname Sheng

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.