jiāo​jiǔ

to enter the coldest days of winter

  • created reference approved 交九 → 进九/進九 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    交九 jiāo​jiǔ

    进九 / 進九 jìn​jiǔ

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created reference approved 交九 → 数九/數九 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    交九 jiāo​jiǔ

    数九 / 數九 shǔ​jiǔ

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    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 交九 · jiāo​jiǔ · to enter the coldest days of winter — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    交九

    jiāo​jiǔ

    to enter the coldest days of winter

    To enter the period after the winter solstice consisting of nine nine-day periods, traditionally considered the coldest time of year.

    交 (literal) → 交 · jiāo · to reach (a time) 九 (literal) → 九 · jiǔ · nine-day period

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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