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Chinese
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to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm
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hibernate
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trad. (驚蟄)
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驚
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蟄
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simp. (惊蛰)
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惊
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蛰
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Literally: “awakening of insects”.
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
驚蟄
- Jingzhe, the "Waking of Insect", the third of the twenty-four solar terms, around March 5th, 6th, or 7th, when nature reawakens after the winter sleep
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)
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