autumn clothing; autumn clothes
autumn exam (triennial provincial exam during Ming and Qing)
1. autumn outing2. autumn excursion
autumn exam (triennial provincial exam during Ming and Qing)
1. autumn frost2. fig. white hair as sign of old age
1. Katyusha (name)2. name of a Russian wartime song3. nickname of a rocket launcher used by the Red Army in WWII
Qu Qiubai (1899-1935), politician, Soviet expert of the Chinese communists at time of Soviet influence, publisher and Russian translator, captured and executed by Guomindang at the time of the Long March
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira)
Akihabara, region of downtown Tokyo famous for electronics stores
Cheng Yanqiu (1904-1958), famous Beijing opera star, second only to 梅兰芳[méi lán fāng]
to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
1. lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom)2. fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend3. a straw in the wind
a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)
1. jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 苏东坡); fig. spotless white and pure2. flawless person
lit. “Mr. Lü's Spring and Autumn (Annals)”, compendium of the philosophies of the Hundred Schools of Thought 诸子百家[zhū zǐ bǎi jiā], compiled around 239 BC under the patronage of Qin Dynasty 秦代[qín dài] Chancellor Lü Buwei 吕不韦[lǚ bù wéi]
1. Mr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明[zuǒ qiū míng]2. usually called Zuo Zhuan 左传[zuǒ zhuàn]
1. the four seasons2. spring, summer, autumn and winter
the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods
Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)
Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals, ideological tract by Han dynasty political philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒[dǒng zhòng shū]
Tales of Yanzi, book describing the life and wisdom of Yanzi 晏子 (-c 500 BC), famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States
to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
1. lit. settle accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom)2. to wait until the time is ripe to settle accounts; to bide one's time for revenge
Autumn Harvest Uprising (1927), insurrection in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces led by Mao Zedong
colchicine (a toxic alkaloid used to treat gout)
flowering autumn grass, fine net (idiom); fig. abundant and exacting punishments prescribed by law
lit. as the autumn breeze passes the ear (idiom); not in the least concerned
秋风扫落叶 秋風掃落葉 qiū fēng sǎo luò yè lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); to drive out the old and make a clean sweep
results of the autumn imperial examinations
(of an emperor) to hunt in autumn
Liqiu or Start of Autumn, 13th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 7th-22nd August
1. autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale)2. meadow saffron