七十二物候
七十二物候 72 pentads (廿四節氣24 Solar Terms)
- 東風解凍 East wind thaw (#1 立春 Spring commences)
- 蟄蟲始振 Hibernating insects awaken
- 魚上冰 Fish swim upward near ice
- 獺祭魚 Otters make offerings of fish (#2 雨水 Spring showers)
- 鴻雁來 The wild geese arrive
- 草木萌動 Trees and grass put forth shoots
- 桃始華 The peaches begin to blossom (#3 驚蟄 Insects waken)
- 倉庚鳴 Orioles sing clearly
- 鷹化為鳩 Eagles are transformed into doves
- 玄鳥至 The dark birds arrive (#4 春分 Vernal equinox)
- 雷乃發聲 Thunder sounds
- 始電 Lightning begins
- 桐始華 The paulownia begins to bloom (#5 清明 Bright and clear)
- 田鼠化為鴽 Voles transform into quails
- 虹始見 Rainbows begin to appear
- 萍始生 Duckweed begins to sprout (#6 穀雨 Corn Rain)
- 鳴鳩拂其羽 Cuckoo shakes off wings
- 戴勝降于桑 Hoopoe perches in mulberry trees
- 螻蟈鳴 Grasshoppers chirping (#7 立夏 Summer commences)
- 蚯蚓出 Earthworms appear
- 王瓜生 Wang melon grows
- 苦菜秀 Sow thistle show (#8 小滿 Corn forms)
- 靡草死 panic grass wither
- 麥秋至 Wheat ripe
- 螳螂生 Mantes breaks out of egg (#9 芒種 Corn on ear)
- 鵬始鳴 Shrikes begin to sing
- 反舌無聲 Mockbirds stop chirping
- 鹿角解 Deer antlers off (#10 夏至 Summer solstice)
- 蜩始鳴 Cicada begins to sing
- 半夏生 Pinellia growth
- 溫風至 Warm wind come(#11 小暑 Moderate heat)
- 蟋蟀居辟 Cricket born and stay
- 鷹始摯 Eagle learn to flap wings
- 腐草為蠲 Fireflies rise from old leaves (#12 大暑 Great heat)
- 土潤溽暑 Damp earth humid heat
- 大雨時行 Heavy rains fall occasionally
- 涼風至 Cool wind arrive (#13 立秋 Autumn commences)
- 白露生 White dew form
- 寒蟬鳴 Autumn cicadas chirping
- 鷹乃祭鳥 Eagles worship the Birds(#14 處暑 End of heat)
- 天地始肅 Heaven and Earth begin to Withdraw
- 禾乃登 Grains become Ripe
- 鴻雁來 The wild geese come(#15 白露 White dew)
- 玄鳥歸 The dark birds return
- 群鳥養羞 Birds stock their hoards
- 雷始收聲 Thunder begins to soften(#16 秋分 Autumnal equinox)
- 蟄蟲培戶 Insects make nests
- 水始涸 Water begins to solidify
- 鴻雁來賓 The guest geese arrive(#17 寒露 Cold dew)
- 雀入大水為蛤 Sparrows enter ocean become clams
- 菊有黃華 Chrysanthemums bloom yellow
- 豺乃祭獸 Dholes make offerings of the beasts(#18 霜降 Frost)
- 草木黃落 The plants yellow and shed leaves
- 蟄蟲咸俯 All insects go dormant
- 水始冰 Water begins to freeze(#19 立冬 Winter commences)
- 地始凍 The earth begins to harden
- 雉入大水為蜃 Pheasants enter the water for clams
- 虹藏不見 Rainbows are concealed from view(#20 小雪 Light snow)
- 天氣上騰地氣下降 The Qi of the sky ascends, the qi of the earth descends
- 閉塞而成冬 Closure and stasis create winter
- 鵑鷗不鳴 The jie-bird ceases to crow(#21 大雪 Heavy snow)
- 虎始交 Tigers begin to mate
- 荔挺生 Liting grass
- 蚯蚓結 Earthworms form knots(#22 冬至 Winter solstice)
- 麋角解 Deer shed their antlers
- 水泉動 Spring water moves
- 雁北鄉 Wild-goose north migration(#23 小寒 Moderate cold)
- 鵲始巢 Magpie start nests
- 雉始雊 Pheasant start sound
- 雞始乳 Hen hatchling(#24 大寒 Severe cold)
- 鷙鳥厲疾 Eagle circling
- 水澤腹堅 Mountain Streams Freeze