Leslie from Colorado requested the Chinese translation for “teenager” as in “the teenager’s naughty naughty behavior went on his permanent record.”  His permanent record, his PERMANENT RECORD??…  say it ain’t so, SAY IT AIN’T SO…  *shakes fist at sky*…  why, WHY??  (Cut & paste, what cut & paste??…  *whistles and looks around innocently*)

…  where essentially the first character means “few” or “little,” the second character means “age,” and the third character means ”person.”

Technically, there is no literal translation for “teenager”…  this is the closest phrase I’m aware of that is generally applied to someone under 20 but older than 10.

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