zhì qì wèi tuōdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
still possessing the innocence of childhood (idiom)
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Original source entry:

稚氣未脫 稚气未脱 [zhi4 qi4 wei4 tuo1] /still possessing the innocence of childhood (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 稚氣未脫

  • 稚
    zhì

    infantile / young

  • 气
    qì

    gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi

  • 未
    wèi

    not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210°

  • 脱
    tuō

    to shed / to take off / to escape / to get away from

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