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Chinese
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set up; to stand
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spring (time); gay; joyful spring (time); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life
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simp. and trad. (立春)
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立
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春
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Literally: “establishing spring”.
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Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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立
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春
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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lì
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chūn
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Middle Chinese
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‹ lip ›
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‹ tsyhwin ›
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Old Chinese
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/*k.rəp/
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/*tʰun/
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English
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stand (v.)
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springtime
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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立
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春
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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No.
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7869
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12573
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Phonetic component
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立
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屯
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Rime group
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緝
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文
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Rime subdivision
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1
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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立
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春
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Old Chinese
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/*rɯb/
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/*tʰjun/
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Notes
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說文從艸從日屯聲, 實屯繁化轉註字
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Proper noun
立春
- The "Beginning of Spring", the first of the twenty-four solar terms, around February 3rd, 4th, or 5th, marking the first day of spring according to the Chinese calendar.
- 立春以來/立春以来 ― Lìchūn yǐlái ― since the beginning of spring
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
立春 (“Spring commences (solar term)”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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立春
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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立春, 打春
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Taiwan
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立春
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Harbin
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立春, 打春
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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立春, 打春
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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打春, 立春
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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立春, 打春
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Wanrong
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打春
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Xi'an
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打春
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Xining
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立春
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Xuzhou
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立春, 打春
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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打春, 立春
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Lanzhou
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立春
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Ürümqi
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打春, 立春
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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打春, 立春
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Wuhan
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立春, 打春
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Guiyang
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打春, 立春
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Guilin
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立春
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Liuzhou
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立春, 交春
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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立春
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Yangzhou
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打春
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Nantong
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打春
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Cantonese
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Hong Kong
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立春
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Dongguan
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立春
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Nanning
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立春
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Wuzhou
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立春
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Yulin
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立春
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Hepu (Lianzhou)
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立春
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Gan
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Nanchang
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立春, 打春
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Lichuan
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立春
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Pingxiang
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立春
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Hakka
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Meixian
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立春, 交春
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Yudu
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立春, 交春
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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立春, 交春
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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立春, 交春
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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交春, 立春
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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立春, 交春
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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交春, 立春
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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立春, 交春
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Luchuan (Daqiao)
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立春
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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分春
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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立春
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Xinzhou
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立春
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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立春, 春
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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立春
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Fuqing
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立春
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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立春
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Quanzhou
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立春
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Zhangzhou
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立春
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Zhangping (Yongfu)
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立春
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Pingnan (Shangdu)
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立春
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Haikou
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立春
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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立春, 交春, 迎春, 春動
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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立春
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Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
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立春
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Wu
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Shanghai
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立春, 交春
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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交春
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Suzhou
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立春, 打春
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Danyang
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打春, 立春
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Hangzhou
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立春
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Ningbo
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立春, 交春
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Wenzhou
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立春
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Jinhua
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立春
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Xiang
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Changsha
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立春
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Loudi
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立春, 打春
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Quanzhou
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立春
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Coordinate terms
- 二十四節氣/二十四节气 (Èrshísì Jiéqì, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
- Spring: 立春 (Lìchūn)、雨水 (yǔshuǐ)、驚蟄/惊蛰 (Jīngzhé)、春分 (Chūnfēn)、清明 (qīngmíng)、穀雨/谷雨 (Gǔyǔ)
- Summer: 立夏 (Lìxià)、小滿/小满 (Xiǎomǎn)、芒種/芒种 (mángzhòng)、夏至 (xiàzhì)、小暑 (Xiǎoshǔ)、大暑 (Dàshǔ)
- Autumn: 立秋 (Lìqiū)、處暑/处暑 (Chǔshǔ)、白露 (báilù)、秋分 (Qiūfēn)、寒露 (Hánlù)、霜降 (Shuāngjiàng)
- Winter: 立冬 (Lìdōng)、小雪 (xiǎoxuě)、大雪 (dàxuě)、冬至 (dōngzhì)、小寒 (Xiǎohán)、大寒 (Dàhán)
Descendants
References
Japanese
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 立春 (liɪp̚ t͡ɕʰiuɪn) > Japanese /*ɾit̚t͡ʃʰjun/ > /ɾiʃːjun/.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
立春 • (Risshun) ←りつしゆん (Ritusyun)?
- the first day of spring according to the traditional lunisolar calendar
See also
- 二十四節気 (Nijūshi Sekki, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
- Spring: 立春 (Risshun), 雨水 (Usui), 啓蟄 (Keichitsu), 春分 (Shunbun), 清明 (Seimei), 穀雨 (Kokuu)
- Summer: 立夏 (Rikka), 小満 (Shōman), 芒種 (Bōshu), 夏至 (Geshi), 小暑 (Shōsho), 大暑 (Taisho)
- Autumn: 立秋 (Risshū), 処暑 (Shosho), 白露 (Hakuro), 秋分 (Shūbun), 寒露 (Kanro), 霜降 (Sōkō)
- Winter: 立冬 (Rittō), 小雪 (Shōsetsu), 大雪 (Taisetsu), 冬至 (Tōji), 小寒 (Shōkan), 大寒 (Daikan)
References
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ “立春”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
Korean
Proper noun
立春 • (Ipchun) (hangeul 입춘)
- hanja form? of 입춘 (“the first day of spring according to the traditional lunisolar calendar”)
Proper noun
立春 • (Ripchun) (hangeul 립춘)
- hanja form? of 립춘 (“the first day of spring according to the traditional lunisolar calendar”)
See also
- 이십사절기(二十四節氣) (Isipsajeolgi, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
- Spring: 입춘(立春) (Ipchun), 우수(雨水) (Usu), 경칩(驚蟄) (Gyeongchip), 춘분(春分) (Chunbun), 청명(淸明) (Cheongmyeong), 곡우(穀雨) (Gogu)
- Summer: 입하(立夏) (Ipha), 소만(小滿) (Soman), 망종(芒種) (Mangjong), 하지(夏至) (Haji), 소서(小暑) (Soseo), 대서(大暑) (Daeseo)
- Autumn: 입추(立秋) (Ipchu), 처서(處暑) (Cheoseo), 백로(白露) (Baengno), 추분(秋分) (Chubun), 한로(寒露) (Hallo), 상강(霜降) (Sanggang)
- Winter: 입동(立冬) (Ipdong), 소설(小雪) (soseol), 대설(大雪) (Daeseol), 동지(冬至) (Dongji), 소한(小寒) (Sohan), 대한(大寒) (Daehan)
Vietnamese
Proper noun
立春
- chữ Hán form of Lập xuân (“the first day of spring according to the traditional lunisolar calendar”).
See also