1. okra (Hibiscus esculentus)2. lady's fingers
to gain weight in the fall (to prepare for winter)
Mr Gongyang's Annals or commentary on 春秋[chūn qiū], early history, probably written during Han dynasty, same as 公羊传[gōng yáng zhuàn]
History of Ten States of South China (1669) by Wu Renchen 吴任臣[wú rèn chén], 114 scrolls
History of the Southern States Wu and Yue (traditional rivals), compiled by Han historian Zhao Ye 赵晔[zhào yè], 10 extant scrolls
Three Commentaries on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[chūn qiū], including Mr Gongyang's annals 公羊传[gōng yáng zhuàn], Mr Guliang's annals 谷梁传[gǔ liáng zhuàn] and Mr Zuo's annals or Zuo Zhuan 左传[zuǒ zhuàn]
the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齐桓公[qí huán gōng], Duke Wen of Jin 晋文公[jìn wén gōng], King Zhuang of Chu 楚庄王[chǔ zhuāng wáng], and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公[sòng xiāng gōng] and Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公[qín mù gōng] or King Helu of Wu 吴王阖闾[wú wáng hé lǘ] and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾践[yuè wáng gōu jiàn]
1. grand dreams2. unrealistic ideas (idiom)
(bird species of China) smew (Mergellus albellus)
秋风送爽 秋風送爽 qiū fēng sòng shuǎng the cool autumn breeze (idiom)
the autumn wind is soughing (idiom)
1. yellowish2. dirty yellow
中华秋沙鸭 中華秋沙鴨 zhōng huá qiū shā yā (bird species of China) scaly-sided merganser (Mergus squamatus)
十六国春秋 十六國春秋 shí liù guó chūn qiū history of the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 by Cui Hong 崔鸿, written towards the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏, 100 scrolls
春秋左氏传 春秋左氏傳 chūn qiū zuǒ shì zhuàn 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]
(bird species of China) common merganser (Mergus merganser)
红胸秋沙鸭 紅胸秋沙鴨 hóng xiōng qiū shā yā (bird species of China) red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator)
春秋战国时代 春秋戰國時代 chūn qiū zhàn guó shí dài 1. the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods2. Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC)
lit. short-lived cicada does not know the seasons; fig. to see only a small piece of the big picture
一日不见，如隔三秋 一日不見，如隔三秋 yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
春生，夏长，秋收，冬藏 春生，夏長，秋收，冬藏 chūn shēng , xià zhǎng , qiū shōu , dōng cáng sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)
see 酸不溜丢[suān bu liū diū]
(Tw) (coll.) mouthy; cocky and verbally provocative