立春
Chinese
| set up; to stand | spring (time); gay; joyful spring (time); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (立春) |
立 | 春 | |
| Literally: “establishing spring”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): lap6 ceon1 / laap6 ceon1
- Gan (Wiktionary): lit6 'cun1
- Hakka
- Jin (Wiktionary): lieh4 cung1
- Northern Min (KCR): Lì-ché̤ng
- Eastern Min (BUC): Lĭk-chŭng
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): lih7 cong1 / lih7 cuong1
- Southern Min
- Wu (Northern, Wugniu): 8liq-tshen1 / 8liq-3tshen1
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): li6 qyn1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Lìchūn
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄔㄨㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Lìchun
- Wade–Giles: Li4-chʻun1
- Yale: Lì-chwūn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Lihchuen
- Palladius: Личунь (Ličunʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: Ni2 cun1
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: Licun
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni²¹ t͡sʰuən⁵⁵/
- (Nanjing)
- Nanjing Pinyin: Li̊qchùn
- Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): liq5 chun1
- Sinological IPA (key): /liʔ⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰuə̃³¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lap6 ceon1 / laap6 ceon1
- Yale: lahp chēun / laahp chēun
- Cantonese Pinyin: lap9 tsoen1 / laap9 tsoen1
- Guangdong Romanization: leb6 cên1 / lab6 cên1
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɐp̚² t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵/, /laːp̚² t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Li̍p-chhûn
- Hakka Romanization System: lib cunˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: lib6 cun1
- Sinological IPA: /lip̚⁵ t͡sʰun²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: libˋ chunˋ
- Sinological IPA: /lip² t͡ʃʰun⁵³/
- (Meixian)
- Guangdong: lib6 cun1
- Sinological IPA: /lip̚⁵ t͡sʰun⁴⁴/
- (Changting)
- Changting Pinyin: li5 cheng1
- Sinological IPA: /li²¹ t͡ʃʰeŋ³³/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Jin
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Lì-ché̤ng
- Sinological IPA (key): /li⁴² t͡sʰœyŋ⁵⁴/
- (Jian'ou)
- Eastern Min
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: lih7 cong1 [Phonetic: lih6 cong1]
- Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Li̍h-cheong
- Sinological IPA (key): /liʔ⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɔŋ⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: lih7 cuong1 [Phonetic: lih6 cuong1]
- Sinological IPA (key): /liʔ⁴⁻² t͡sʰuoŋ⁵⁴⁴/
- (Putian)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Li̍p-chhun
- Tâi-lô: Li̍p-tshun
- Phofsit Daibuun: libzhwn
- IPA (Xiamen): /lip̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰun⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /lip̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰun³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /lip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰun⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /lip̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰun⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /lip̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰun⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: lib8 cung1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: li̍p tshung
- Sinological IPA (key): /lip̚⁴⁻² t͡sʰuŋ³³/
- (Hokkien)
- Wu
- Xiang
- Middle Chinese: lip tsyhwin
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*k.rəp tʰun/
- (Zhengzhang): /*rɯb tʰjun/
Proper noun
立春
- The "Beginning of Spring", the first of the twenty-four solar terms, around February 3rd, 4th, or 5th, marking the first day of spring according to the Chinese calendar.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 立春 (“Spring commences (solar term)”) [map]
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)
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (立春):
References
- “立春”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
- “Entry #1454”, in 臺灣客語辭典 [Dictionary of Taiwan Hakka] (overall work in Chinese and Hakka), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2022.
- 周存 [Zhōu, Cún], editor (2023), “立春”, in 长汀话词典 CHANGTINGHUA CIDIAN [Dictionary of Changting Dialect] (overall work in Hakka and Mandarin), Guangzhou: 世界图书出版有限公司 [World Book Publishing Co., Ltd.], →ISBN, page 355.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 立 | 春 |
| りつ > りっ Grade: 1 |
しゅん Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 立春 (lip tsyhwin) > Japanese /*ɾit̚t͡ʃʰjun/ > /ɾiʃːjun/.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
立春 • (Risshun) ←りつしゆん (Ritusyun)?
- 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)
References
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ “立春”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 立 | 春 |
Proper noun
立春 • (Ipchun) (hangeul 입춘)
- hanja form? of 입춘 (“the first day of spring according to the traditional lunisolar calendar”)
Proper noun
立春 • (Ripchun) (hangeul 립춘)
- hanja form? of 립춘 (“the first day of spring according to the traditional lunisolar calendar”)
See also
- 이십사절기(二十四節氣) (Isipsajeolgi, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
- Spring: 입춘(立春) (Ipchun), 우수(雨水) (Usu), 경칩(驚蟄) (Gyeongchip), 춘분(春分) (Chunbun), 청명(淸明) (Cheongmyeong), 곡우(穀雨) (Gogu)
- Summer: 입하(立夏) (Ipha), 소만(小滿) (Soman), 망종(芒種) (Mangjong), 하지(夏至) (Haji), 소서(小暑) (Soseo), 대서(大暑) (Daeseo)
- Autumn: 입추(立秋) (Ipchu), 처서(處暑) (Cheoseo), 백로(白露) (Baengno), 추분(秋分) (Chubun), 한로(寒露) (Hallo), 상강(霜降) (Sanggang)
- Winter: 입동(立冬) (Ipdong), 소설(小雪) (soseol), 대설(大雪) (Daeseol), 동지(冬至) (Dongji), 소한(小寒) (Sohan), 대한(大寒) (Daehan)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 立 | 春 |
Proper noun
立春
- chữ Hán form of Lập xuân (“the first day of spring according to the traditional lunisolar calendar”)
See also
- Hai mươi tư tiết khí (𠄩𨒒四節氣, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
- Spring: Lập xuân (立春)、Vũ thủy (雨水)、Kinh trập (驚蟄)、Xuân phân (春分)、Thanh minh (清明)、Cốc vũ (穀雨)
- Summer: Lập hạ (立夏)、Tiểu mãn (小滿)、Mang chủng (芒種)、Hạ chí (夏至)、Tiểu thử (小暑)、Đại thử (大暑)
- Autumn: Lập thu (立秋)、Xử thử (處暑)、Bạch lộ (白露)、Thu phân (秋分)、Hàn lộ (寒露)、Sương giáng (霜降)
- Winter: Lập đông (立冬)、Tiểu tuyết (小雪)、Đại tuyết (大雪)、Đông chí (冬至)、Tiểu hàn (小寒)、Đại hàn (大寒)