生齿
shēng​chǐ

population

  • created sense approved 生齿/生齒 · shēng​chǐ · population — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    生齿 / 生齒

    shēng​chǐ

    population

    (literary) population; the number of people in a family or household. Historically, babies were registered in the census only after their first teeth grew in, leading to this term.

    生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · to grow 齿 (literal) → 齿/齒 · chǐ · age

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  • created sense approved 生齿/生齒 · shēng​chǐ · dentition — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    生齿 / 生齒

    shēng​chǐ

    dentition

    (literary) the growth and arrangement of teeth

    生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · to grow 齿 (literal) → 齿/齒 · chǐ · tooth

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