Article/Late Autumn Setting Sun
There are three phases at the beginning of spring: the first phase is when the east wind thaws, the second phase is when stinging insects begin to vibrate, and the third phase is when fish catch ice.
There are three phases of rain: the first phase is when otters sacrifice fish; the second phase is when swans come; the third phase is when vegetation sprouts.
There are three phases of the Awakening of Insects: the first phase is when peaches bloom; the second phase is when barns crow; and the third phase when eagles turn into doves.
There are three phases of the Spring Equinox: the arrival of the primal bird in the first phase; the sound of thunder in the second phase; and the start of lightning in the third phase.
Sui Min [ suì rěn ], mature every year.
There are three periods of Qingming: in the first period, the tung trees begin to bloom; in the second period, the field mice turn into lilies; in the third period, the rainbow begins to appear.
There are three periods of Grain Rain: in the first period, duckweeds begin to grow; in the second period, doves ruffle their feathers; in the third period, hoopoes descend on mulberry trees.
There are three phases in the Beginning of Summer: the first phase is when crickets chirp; the second phase is when earthworms emerge; and the third phase is when king melons grow.
There are three periods of Xiaoman: the first period is when the bitter herbs are showing, the second period is when the weeds are dying, and the third period is when the mild heat is coming.
Notes: 1. 鵵[jú], a name for a beneficial bird, one refers to a shrike. 2. Regurgitate, the name of a bird. That is, the Moxa
There are three phases of the awn: the first phase is when the praying mantis grows; the second phase is when the drone begins to sing; the third phase is when the tongue is silent.
There are three phases of the summer solstice: the first phase is when deer antlers are released; the second phase is when cicadas begin to chirp; the third phase is when pinellia is born.
There are three periods of Xiaoshu: the first period is when the warm wind arrives; the second period is when crickets live in the sky; the third period is when eagles begin to fly.
The three seasons of the Beginning of Autumn: the cool breeze arrives in the first period, the white dew falls in the second period, and the cicadas chirp in the third period.
There are three periods of summer: the first period is when the eagle is offering sacrifices to the birds, the second period is when the sky and the earth begin to calm down, and the third period when the crops are planted.
There are three phases of white dew: the first phase is for the swans to come; the second phase is for the primal birds to return; the third phase is for flocks of birds to be shy.
Notes: 1. When water and soil are wet, gold condenses to white dew: Autumn is gold, and water and soil condense to moisten autumn. 2. The tired bird feeds its shame: "The Book of Rites" notes: "Those who are ashamed are the most delicious food." Those who feed their shame hide it for nourishment in the winter months.
There are three phases of the Autumn Equinox: the first phase is when thunder begins to cease; the second phase is when stinging insects disappear; the third phase is when water begins to dry up.
There are three phases of frost: the first phase is when jackals are sacrificing animals; the second phase is when vegetation yellows and falls; the third phase is when stinging insects descend.
There are three periods of winter: the first period when water begins to freeze; the second period when the ground begins to freeze; and the third period when pheasants enter the flood water and turn into mirages.
There are three periods of light snow: the first period is when the rainbow disappears; the second period is when the weather rises and the earth falls; the third period is when the weather is blocked and winter begins.
There are three periods of heavy snow: the first period is when the heilongs do not sing; the second period is when tigers begin to cross; the third period is when litchi trees emerge
Note: Heihe [hé dàn], Hedan, "Birds" "Jing" says: He, a resolute bird. It is as big as a pheasant, has hairy horns, and will rest only after it dies. The ancients chose it as a warrior, and it can be seen from the name given to it.
There are three phases of the winter solstice: the first phase is when earthworms form knots; the second phase is when horns are untied; the third phase is when water springs move.
There are three periods of Xiaohan: the first period is when wild geese begin to fly to the north, the second period is when magpies begin to nest, and the third period when pheasants begin to fly. 雊[gòu], pheasant crows.
There are three periods of great cold: the first period is chicken milk; the second period is severe bird disease; the third period is water and abdominal solidity.