立春
Chinese
| set up; to stand | spring (time); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life | ||
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| simp. and trad. (立春) |
立 | 春 | |
| Literally: “establishing spring”. | |||
Pronunciation
Proper noun
立春
- “Spring commences”: the 1st of the 24 solar terms around February 3rd, 4th, or 5th, marking the first day of spring according to the traditional Chinese calendar
Synonyms
- (dialectal) 打春
See also
- 二十四節氣／二十四节气 (Èrshísì Jiéqì, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
- Spring: 立春、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)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 立 | 春 |
| りつ > りっ Grade: 1 |
しゅん Grade: 2 |
| on’yomi | |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese /*liɪp̚t͡ɕʰiuɪn/ > Japanese /*ɾit̚t͡ʃʰjun/ > /ɾiʃːjun/
Proper noun
立春 (hiragana りっしゅん, rōmaji Risshun)
- 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)
Vietnamese
| Hán tự in this word | |
|---|---|
| 立 | 春 |
Proper noun
立春
- Hán tự form of lập xuân, “the first day of spring according to the traditional lunisolar calendar”
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