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autumn / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month
HSK 5
autumn / fall
HSK 4
a thousand years / your birthday (honorific)
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autumn / fall / harvest time
one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
hot spell during autumn / Indian summer
the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods
lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom) / fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend / a straw in the wind
Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) / Spring and Autumn Annals, chronicle of Lu State (722-481 BC)
spring and autumn / four seasons / year / a person's age / annals (used in book titles)
Qiufen or Autumn Equinox, 16th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd September-7th October
limpid autumn waters (trad. description of girl's beautiful eyes)
the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month
the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods / Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC)
(idiom) troubled times; eventful period
early autumn / 7th month of the lunar calendar
dark and swarthy
History of Ten States of South China (1669) by Wu Renchen 吳任臣|吴任臣, 114 scrolls
the four seasons / spring, summer, autumn and winter
colors of autumn / autumn scenery
to both share the limelight / to both have an equal share of
each has its own merits (idiom)
sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)
Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)
fall; autumn
swing (seat hung from a frame or branch)
Three Commentaries on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋, including Mr Gongyang's annals 公羊傳|公羊传, Mr Guliang's annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传 and Mr Zuo's annals or Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传
autumn scenery / harvest season
colchicine (a toxic alkaloid used to treat gout)
throughout the ages
late autumn
autumn ripples / (fig.) luminous eyes of a woman / amorous glance
autumn trial (judicial hearing of capital cases during Ming and Qing)
to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
the autumn equinox
fall harvest / to reap
second month of autumn / 8th month of the lunar calendar
history of the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 by Cui Hong 崔鴻|崔鸿, written towards the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏, 100 scrolls
okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
autumn exam (triennial provincial exam during Ming and Qing)
the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公|齐桓公, Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公, King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王|楚庄王, and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公 and Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公 or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾 and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾踐|越王勾践
Qiu Jin (1875-1907), famous female martyr of the anti-Qing revolution, the subject of several books and films
the cool of autumn
Cheng Yanqiu (1904-1958), famous Beijing opera star, second only to 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳
lit. settle accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom) / to wait until the time is ripe to settle accounts; to bide one's time for revenge
sowing in autumn (for a crop in spring)
Liqiu or Start of Autumn, 13th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-22nd August
(bird species of China) smew (Mergellus albellus)
autumn irrigation
long underwear pants
clear and refreshing autumn weather
lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. perceptive of even the finest detail
early autumn
autumn dryness disease (TCM)
autumn frost / fig. white hair as sign of old age
after innumerable ages
autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale) / meadow saffron
to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
Akita prefecture, northeast Japan
the prime of one's life
Qu Qiubai (1899-1935), politician, Soviet expert of the Chinese communists at time of Soviet influence, publisher and Russian translator, captured and executed by Guomindang at the time of the Long March
results of the autumn imperial examinations
fine hair grown by animals (or down grown by birds) in the fall / (fig.) sth barely discernible / the slightest thing / the minutest detail
begonia
autumn grain crops
the cool autumn breeze (idiom)
Katyusha (name) / name of a Russian wartime song / nickname of a rocket launcher used by the Red Army in WWII / also written 喀秋莎
Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals, ideological tract by Han dynasty political philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒
the autumn chrysanthemum braves the frost (idiom)
autumn outing / autumn excursion
a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)
Mr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明 / usually called Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传
lit. short-lived cicada does not know the seasons; fig. to see only a small piece of the big picture
a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
Autumn Harvest Uprising (1927), insurrection in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces led by Mao Zedong
to gain weight in the fall (to prepare for winter)
Katyusha (name) / name of a Russian wartime song / nickname of a rocket launcher used by the Red Army in WWII
lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); to drive out the old and make a clean sweep
lit. “Mr. Lü's Spring and Autumn (Annals)”, compendium of the philosophies of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家, compiled around 239 BC under the patronage of Qin Dynasty 秦代 Chancellor Lü Buwei 呂不韋|吕不韦
autumnal sadness
Cho Chang (Harry Potter)
ripening in autumn (of crops)
Akita prefecture of north Japan
autumn vegetables
autumn / autumn weather
lit. as the autumn breeze passes the ear (idiom); not in the least concerned
autumn levy (tax on harvest)
autumn plowing
for all eternity (idiom)
yellowish / dirty yellow
History of the Southern States Wu and Yue (traditional rivals), compiled by Han historian Zhao Ye 趙曄|赵晔, 10 extant scrolls
to swing (on a swing)
autumn flood
autumn leaf
autumn rain
(bird species of China) scaly-sided merganser (Mergus squamatus)
Akihabara, region of downtown Tokyo famous for electronics stores
old and decrepit / proud of one's age and experience (idiom)

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