情竇初開
qíng​dòu​chū​kāi

to first feel love's stirrings

  • created sense approved 情窦初开/情竇初開 · qíng​dòu​chū​kāi · to first feel love's stirrings — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    情窦初开 / 情竇初開

    qíng​dòu​chū​kāi

    to first feel love's stirrings

    The first awakening of love, often used to describe a young person or teenager experiencing romantic feelings for the first time.

    情窦 (literal) → 情窦/情竇 · qíng​dòu · puberty 初 (literal) → 初 · chū · just 开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to open

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