"十月芥菜——起心" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /sɐp̚² jyːt̚² kaːi̯³³ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ hei̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 十月芥菜——起嗮心
Etymology: Chinese mustard is almost ready to be harvested in the winter, thus one that is grown til October has just grown out a core, thus started to have a core (mind). Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 十月芥菜——起心
  1. (Cantonese, euphemistic) to describe a teenage girl who hopes to have a love relationship with a man Tags: Cantonese, euphemistic, idiomatic

Alternative forms

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