七十二物候

七十二物候 72 pentads (廿四節氣24 Solar Terms)

  1. 東風解凍 East wind thaw (#1 立春 Spring commences)
  2. 蟄蟲始振 Hibernating insects awaken
  3. 魚上冰 Fish swim upward near ice
  4. 獺祭魚 Otters make offerings of fish (#2 雨水 Spring showers)
  5. 鴻雁來 The wild geese arrive
  6. 草木萌動 Trees and grass put forth shoots
  7. 桃始華 The peaches begin to blossom (#3 驚蟄 Insects waken)
  8. 倉庚鳴 Orioles sing clearly
  9. 鷹化為鳩 Eagles are transformed into doves
  10. 玄鳥至 The dark birds arrive (#4 春分 Vernal equinox)
  11. 雷乃發聲 Thunder sounds
  12. 始電 Lightning begins
  13. 桐始華 The paulownia begins to bloom (#5 清明 Bright and clear)
  14. 田鼠化為鴽 Voles transform into quails 
  15. 虹始見 Rainbows begin to appear
  16. 萍始生 Duckweed begins to sprout (#6 穀雨 Corn Rain)
  17. 鳴鳩拂其羽 Cuckoo shakes off wings
  18. 戴勝降于桑 Hoopoe perches in mulberry trees
  19. 螻蟈鳴 Grasshoppers chirping (#7 立夏 Summer commences)
  20. 蚯蚓出 Earthworms appear
  21. 王瓜生 Wang melon grows
  22. 苦菜秀 Sow thistle show (#8 小滿 Corn forms)
  23. 靡草死 panic grass wither
  24. 麥秋至 Wheat ripe
  25. 螳螂生 Mantes breaks out of egg (#9 芒種 Corn on ear)
  26. 鵬始鳴 Shrikes begin to sing
  27. 反舌無聲 Mockbirds stop chirping
  28. 鹿角解 Deer antlers off (#10 夏至 Summer solstice)
  29. 蜩始鳴 Cicada begins to sing
  30. 半夏生 Pinellia growth
  31. 溫風至 Warm wind come(#11 小暑 Moderate heat)
  32. 蟋蟀居辟 Cricket born and stay 
  33. 鷹始摯 Eagle learn to flap wings
  34. 腐草為蠲 Fireflies rise from old leaves (#12 大暑 Great heat)
  35. 土潤溽暑 Damp earth humid heat
  36. 大雨時行 Heavy rains fall occasionally 
  37. 涼風至 Cool wind arrive (#13 立秋 Autumn commences)
  38. 白露生 White dew form
  39. 寒蟬鳴 Autumn cicadas chirping
  40. 鷹乃祭鳥 Eagles worship the Birds(#14 處暑 End of heat)
  41. 天地始肅 Heaven and Earth begin to Withdraw
  42. 禾乃登 Grains become Ripe
  43. 鴻雁來 The wild geese come(#15 白露 White dew)
  44. 玄鳥歸 The dark birds return
  45. 群鳥養羞 Birds stock their hoards
  46. 雷始收聲 Thunder begins to soften(#16 秋分 Autumnal equinox)
  47. 蟄蟲培戶 Insects make nests
  48. 水始涸 Water begins to solidify
  49. 鴻雁來賓 The guest geese arrive(#17 寒露 Cold dew)
  50. 雀入大水為蛤 Sparrows enter ocean become clams
  51. 菊有黃華 Chrysanthemums bloom yellow 
  52. 豺乃祭獸 Dholes make offerings of the beasts(#18 霜降 Frost)
  53. 草木黃落 The plants yellow and shed leaves
  54. 蟄蟲咸俯 All insects go dormant
  55. 水始冰 Water begins to freeze(#19  立冬 Winter commences)
  56. 地始凍 The earth begins to harden
  57. 雉入大水為蜃 Pheasants enter the water for clams
  58. 虹藏不見 Rainbows are concealed from view(#20 小雪 Light snow)
  59. 天氣上騰地氣下降 The Qi of the sky ascends, the qi of the earth descends
  60. 閉塞而成冬 Closure and stasis create winter
  61. 鵑鷗不鳴 The jie-bird ceases to crow(#21 大雪 Heavy snow)
  62. 虎始交 Tigers begin to mate
  63. 荔挺生 Liting grass 
  64. 蚯蚓結 Earthworms form knots(#22 冬至 Winter solstice)
  65. 麋角解 Deer shed their antlers
  66. 水泉動 Spring water moves 
  67. 雁北鄉 Wild-goose north migration(#23 小寒 Moderate cold)
  68. 鵲始巢 Magpie start nests
  69. 雉始雊 Pheasant start sound
  70. 雞始乳 Hen hatchling(#24 大寒 Severe cold)
  71. 鷙鳥厲疾 Eagle circling
  72. 水澤腹堅 Mountain Streams Freeze