芒種

芒種

1. the 9th of the 24 solar terms around June 5th, 6th, or 7th, marking the end of the grain-growing season and reminding the farmer that it is the last chance for sowing

• 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)

芒種

1. (archaic) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

   • 澤草所生，種之芒種。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     泽草所生，种之芒种。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Rites of Zhou, circa 3^rd century BCE

     Zé cǎo suǒ shēng, zhòng zhī mángzhòng. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this example)

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [bo̞ːɕɨᵝ]

芒種 (hiragana ぼうしゅ, rōmaji Bōshu)

1. lit. "awns (beard of grain) grow"; one of the solar terms

• 二 (に)十 (じゅう)四 (し)節 (せっ)気 (き) (Nijūshi Sekki, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: 立 (りっ)春 (しゅん) (Risshun)、雨 (う)水 (すい) (Usui)、啓蟄 (けいちつ) (Keichitsu)、春 (しゅん)分 (ぶん) (Shunbun)、清 (せい)明 (めい) (Seimei)、穀 (こく)雨 (う) (Kokuu)
  • Summer: 立 (りっ)夏 (か) (Rikka)、小 (しょう)満 (まん) (Shōman)、芒 (ぼう)種 (しゅ) (Bōshu)、夏 (げ)至 (し) (Geshi)、小 (しょう)暑 (しょ) (Shōsho)、大暑 (たいしょ) (Taisho)
  • Autumn: 立 (りっ)秋 (しゅう) (Risshū)、処 (しょ)暑 (しょ) (Shosho)、白 (はく)露 (ろ) (Hakuro)、秋 (しゅう)分 (ぶん) (Shūbun)、寒 (かん)露 (ろ) (Kanro)、霜 (そう)降 (こう) (Sōkō)
  • Winter: 立 (りっ)冬 (とう) (Rittō)、小 (しょう)雪 (せつ) (Shōsetsu)、大雪 (たいせつ) (Taisetsu)、冬 (とう)至 (じ) (Tōji)、小 (しょう)寒 (かん) (Shōkan)、大寒 (だいかん) (Daikan)

芒種

1. Hán tự form of Mang chủng (“lit. "awns (beard of grain) grow"; one of the solar terms”).