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Open the tool →及笄年华 (jí jī nián huá) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to a young woman who has reached the age of maturity, typically around 15, and is considered eligible for marriage; a girl's coming of age”.
及笄年华 is pronounced jí jī nián huá in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 及笄年华 means “Pinning-hairpin years”. It is used to mean “refers to a young woman who has reached the age of maturity, typically around 15, and is considered eligible for marriage; a girl's coming of age”.
笄:古代盘头发用的簪子。古代女子已订婚者十五而笄;未订婚者二十而笄。指少女到了可以出嫁的年龄。