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autumn / CL: 個|个
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elderly / old age / autumn of one's years
HSK 2
autumn / fall
HSK 4
the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month
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mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival)
HSK 5
four seasons, namely: spring , summer , autumn and winter
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a powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) / overlord / hegemon
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  *獮* | 獮* | *獮
to hunt in autumn (archaic)
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  *絳* | 絳* | *絳
capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC)
Qiufen or Autumn Equinox, 16th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd September-7th October
clear and refreshing autumn weather
the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month
autumn / autumn weather
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  *翼* | 翼* | *翼
surname Yi / alternative name for 絳|绛, the capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC)
10th month of the lunar calendar / Indian summer / crops sown in late autumn
Bole (a man who lived during Spring and Autumn Period, reputed to be able to spot a good horse) / a person who is good at spotting talent
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)
Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书
the four seasons / spring, summer, autumn and winter
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  *秋* | 秋* | *秋
autumn / fall / harvest time
Guanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國|齐国 of Spring and Autumn period / Guanzi, classical book containing writings of Guan Zhong and his school
to fall and wither (like autumn leaves) / (fig.) drifting and homeless
the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经, the Book of History 書經|书经, the Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记, the Book of Changes 易經|易经, and the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋
office (room) / ruling families during Spring and Autumn period
the four seasons, namely: spring , summer , autumn and winter
austere / stern / harsh / somber and desolate (autumn or winter)
autumn exam (triennial provincial exam during Ming and Qing)
autumn outing / autumn excursion
early autumn / 7th month of the lunar calendar
Wen Zhong (-467 BC), adviser to the state of Yue during Spring and Autumn period
lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop / temporary deficit in manpower or resources / unable to make ends meet
Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals, ideological tract by Han dynasty political philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒
the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods
Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经, Book of History 尚書|尚书, Book of Rites 儀禮|仪礼, the lost Book of Music 樂經|乐经, Book of Changes 易經|易经, Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋
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
Guliang Annals, commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋, first published during the Han Dynasty
early autumn
the Hundred Schools of Thought, the various schools of thought and their exponents during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC)
the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋
lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); to drive out the old and make a clean sweep
Autumn Harvest Uprising (1927), insurrection in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces led by Mao Zedong
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
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
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
autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale) / meadow saffron
autumn exam (triennial provincial exam during Ming and Qing)
gyokuro (shaded Japanese green tea) / (old) early-morning autumn dew / fine liquor
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
limpid autumn waters (trad. description of girl's beautiful eyes)
the cool of autumn
(literary) a type of warship used in the Spring and Autumn period; magnificent large boat
The Artificer's Record, a technology treaty compiled towards the end of the Spring and Autumn period
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name of a country in Spring and Autumn period in modern Shandong, destroyed by Qi 齊|齐
another name for the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋
autumn ripples / (fig.) luminous eyes of a woman / amorous glance
autumn trial (judicial hearing of capital cases during Ming and Qing)
combined Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day (occurring when the Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋節|中秋节 falls on October 1st, as in 1982, 2001 and 2020) / binodal / two-section
late autumn
autumn rain
lit. as the autumn breeze passes the ear (idiom); not in the least concerned
jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡); fig. spotless white and pure / flawless person
the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家, Daoists 道家, Yin and Yang 陰陽家|阴阳家, Legalists 法家, Logicians 名家, Mohists 墨家, Diplomats 縱橫家|纵横家, Miscellaneous 雜家|杂家, and Agriculturalists 農家|农家
autumn frost / fig. white hair as sign of old age
results of the autumn imperial examinations
second month of autumn / 8th month of the lunar calendar
Liqiu or Start of Autumn, 13th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-22nd August
lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. perceptive of even the finest detail
the autumn equinox
a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)
colors of autumn / autumn scenery
Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August
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
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  *颸* | 颸* | *颸
cool breeze of autumn
a beautiful day / cf Birthday of the Flowers on lunar 15th February and Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August
autumn scenery / harvest season
sowing in autumn (for a crop in spring)
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 levy (tax on harvest)
autumn plowing
the areas to the north and south of the Yellow River (in the Spring and Autumn Period) / Mesopotamia
autumn flood
autumn leaf
fall; autumn
autumn vegetables
Guan Zhong (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國|齐国 of Spring and Autumn period / known as Guangzi 管子
Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书
Quebei, the ancient name of an irrigation reservoir constructed during the Spring and Autumn period in present-day Anhui, still operational and now known as 安豐塘|安丰塘
Qi Xi (c. 620-550 BC), minister of Jin state 晉國|晋国 of the Spring and Autumn states
autumn grain crops
the cool autumn breeze (idiom)
lit. to settle accounts after autumn (idiom) / fig. to settle scores at an opportune time
ripening in autumn (of crops)
name of a state and its people in Shangdong in late Spring and Autumn period
autumn irrigation
the autumn breeze comes gently (idiom)
Zi Chan (?-522 BC), statesman and philosopher during the Spring and Autumn period
harvest season / autumn
sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)
the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods / Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC)

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