created sense approved 阵痛/陣痛 · zhèntòng · labor pains — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
阵痛 / 陣痛
zhèntòng
labor pains
Intermittent pain; specifically, the rhythmic contractions of the uterus during childbirth
阵 (literal) → 阵/陣 · zhèn · [short duration] 痛 (literal) → 痛 · tòng · painful
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 阵痛/陣痛 · zhèntòng · growing pains — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
阵痛 / 陣痛
zhèntòng
growing pains
Temporary distress or difficulties experienced during a period of significant change or the birth of something new, such as economic or systemic reform.
阵 (literal) → 阵/陣 · zhèn · [short duration] 痛 (literal) → 痛 · tòng · painful
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition