春宮
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Chinese[edit]
spring (time); gay; joyful spring (time); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life |
palace; uterus | ||
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trad. (春宮) | 春 | 宮 | |
simp. (春宫) | 春 | 宫 |
Etymology[edit]
In ancient China, the crown prince's palace is in the east, which is associated with spring in Wu Xing. The sense “erotic drawing” is from the Song-dynasty 《春宮祕戲圖》.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
春宮
- (literary) crown prince's palace
- (literary, metonymically) crown prince
- erotic drawing; erotic scene
- (historical) palace of Qingdi (青帝, god of spring in Chinese legendaries)
Synonyms[edit]
- (crown prince's palace): 東宮/东宫 (dōnggōng), 青宮/青宫
- (erotic drawing): 祕戲圖/秘戏图, 春宮圖/春宫图 (chūngōngtú), 春畫/春画 (chūnhuà), 春冊/春册
Derived terms[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
春宮
- (historical) A palace in the Zhou dynasty.
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