<p>I'm writing a paper for my world literature class on the poem "Dead Roe Deer" from the <em>Classic of Poetry</em>. In my research/reading of a direct translation, I read that to embrace/think of spring is a Chinese expression with sexual connotations, but I can't find evidence of this expression anywhere else. 
If anyone is familiar with this expression and can verify its existence or meaning, that would be extremely appreciated. </p>

<p><a href="http://home.earthlink.net/~nooriginalthought/Chinese_Poetry.html#Dead_Deer" rel="nofollow">Here's</a> link to blog post where I read this.</p>

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2016-03-04T06:42:19.037Z
That would be the very origin of the expression 懷春. Another similar expression is 思春. "Sexual connotation" yes a little, but as Chinese culture is in a sense conservative, it can also be interpreted as "be in love".
Stan
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2016-03-05T01:25:57.253Z
@倪阔乐 you're correct. I just was unable to convey my meaning exactly in English so I said "in a sense". The "conservative degree" at different ages of China was wavy -- I wasn't sure about the status at the time when that poem was written.
Stan
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Is to embrace or think of spring an expression?
# Is to embrace or think of spring an expression?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-03-04)

I'm writing a paper for my world literature class on the poem "Dead Roe Deer" from the *Classic of Poetry*. In my research/reading of a direct translation, I read that to embrace/think of spring is a Chinese expression with sexual connotations, but I can't find evidence of this expression anywhere else.
If anyone is familiar with this expression and can verify its existence or meaning, that would be extremely appreciated.

[Here's](http://home.earthlink.net/~nooriginalthought/Chinese_Poetry.html#Dead_Deer) link to blog post where I read this.

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> **username_1**: That would be the very origin of the expression 懷春. Another similar expression is 思春. "Sexual connotation" yes a little, but as Chinese culture is in a sense conservative, it can also be interpreted as "be in love".  
> **username_1**: @倪阔乐 you're correct. I just was unable to convey my meaning exactly in English so I said "in a sense". The "conservative degree" at different ages of China was wavy -- I wasn't sure about the status at the time when that poem was written.  

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