四時八節

Chinese

four
o'clock; time; when
o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
 
eight
festival; section; segment
festival; section; segment; point; part; to economize; to save; temperate
 
trad. (四時八節)
simp. (四时八节)

Pronunciation


  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
    • (Nanjing)
      • Nanjing Pinyin: sīshiíbåqzie̊q [Phonetic: sīshiǐbåqzie̊q]
      • Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): si4 shii2 baq5 zieq5 [Phonetic: si4 shii3 baq5 zieq5]
      • Sinological IPA (key): /si⁴⁴ ʂʐ̩²⁴⁻¹¹ paʔ⁵⁻³ t͡sieʔ⁵/
  • Wu
    • (Northern: Shanghai)
      • Wugniu: 5sy-zy6-paq7-ciq7
      • MiniDict: sy zy pah cih
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 2sr-zr3-paq4-jiq4
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sz̩³³ zz̩⁵⁵ paʔ³³ t͡ɕiɪʔ²¹/

Noun

四時八節

  1. the four seasons (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) and the eight solar terms of 立春, 春分, 立夏, 夏至, 立秋, 秋分, 立冬, and 冬至
  2. every holiday in the year