春生，夏长，秋收，冬藏
chūn​shēng​xià​zhǎng​qiū​shōu​dōng​cáng

farming cycle idiom

  1. 春 chūn noun
    spring
    The season of spring; also refers to the first season of the lunar year including the first three months.
  2. 生 shēng verbnoun
    to grow
    to grow; to sprout; to spring up
  3. ， xià
    non-Chinese
  4. 夏 xià noun
    summer
    the second season of the year; summer
  5. 长 長 zhǎng verb
    to grow
    to grow; to develop; to sprout; to grow to maturity
  6. ， shōu
    non-Chinese
  7. 秋收 qiū​shōu
    to harvest in autumn
    to reap or gather crops during the autumn season
  8. ，
    non-Chinese
  9. 冬藏 dōng​cáng
    to store crops for winter
    to store agricultural products harvested in autumn for use or preservation during the winter months