chūn​qí​qiū​bào

pray in spring and give thanks in autumn

  • created sense approved 春祈秋报/春祈秋報 · chūn​qí​qiū​bào · pray in spring and give thanks in autumn — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    春祈秋报 / 春祈秋報

    chūn​qí​qiū​bào

    pray in spring and give thanks in autumn

    An idiom describing the cycle of agricultural worship where one prays for a good harvest in the spring and offers thanks to the gods for their protection and success in the autumn.

    春 (literal) → 春 · chūn · spring 祈 (literal) → 祈 · qí · to pray 秋 (literal) → 秋 · qiū · autumn 报 (literal) → 报/報 · bào · to repay

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