#FMP Chinese 24 solar terms ‘Oct’

九月

Cold Dew (8th Oct):

  • Dew starts tuning into frost
  • Chrysanthemums bloom

寒露

一候鸿雁来宾

二候雀人大水为蛤

三候菊有黄华

 

Frost’s Descent (23rd Oct):

  • Appearance of frost and descent of temperature
  • The leaves are withered and yellow
  • The insect is in hibernation

霜降

一候豺乃祭兽

二候草木黄落

三候蜇虫咸俯

#FMP Chinese 24 solar terms ‘Aug’

七月

Start of Autumn (7th Aug):

  • Cool wind
  • Fod in the morning
  • The cicadas began to sing

立秋

一候凉风至

    二候白露生

    三候寒蝉鸣

 

Limit of Heat (23rd Aug):

  • The end of the hot summer
  • The eagles began to hunt for birds in great numbers
  • All things in the dying

处暑

一候鹰乃祭鸟

    二候天地始肃

    三候禾乃登