dōng​jiǔ​jiǔ

the nine periods of winter

  • created sense approved 冬九九 · dōng​jiǔ​jiǔ · the nine periods of winter — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    冬九九

    dōng​jiǔ​jiǔ

    the nine periods of winter

    the eighty-one days following the winter solstice, traditionally divided into nine periods of nine days each (numbered from [[一|一|yi1]][[九|九|jiu3]] through [[九九|九九|jiu3 jiu3]]) used to track the coldest part of the year

    冬 (literal) → 冬 · dōng · winter 九九 (literal) → 九九 · jiǔ​jiǔ · 81 days of winter

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