zhèn​tòng

labor pains

  • created sense approved 阵痛/陣痛 · zhèn​tòng · labor pains — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    阵痛 / 陣痛

    zhèn​tòng

    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

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  • created sense approved 阵痛/陣痛 · zhèn​tòng · growing pains — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    阵痛 / 陣痛

    zhèn​tòng

    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

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