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少年不识愁滋味

少年不識愁滋味
shàoniánbùshíchóuzīwèi
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 when young, one does not know the taste of sorrow
  2. 2 youth is innocent of real grief
  3. 3 opening line of Xin Qiji's famous ci on feigned melancholy

Examples

少年不识愁滋味，长大才懂父母的辛劳。
Shàonián bù shí chóu zīwèi, zhǎngdà cái dǒng fùmǔ de xīnláo.
Youth does not know the taste of sorrow; only after growing up does one understand parents' toil.
回想当年强说愁的日子，真是少年不识愁滋味。
Huíxiǎng dāngnián qiǎng shuō chóu de rìzi, zhēn shì shàonián bù shí chóu zīwèi.
Looking back on those days of forced melancholy — truly, the young don't know what real sorrow tastes like.

Stroke Order

少 shǎo
年 nián
不 bù
识 shí
愁 chóu
滋 zī
味 wèi