created sense approved 秋后/秋後 · qiūhòu · after autumn
秋后 / 秋後
qiūhòu
after autumn
refers to the time after the beginning of autumn; in traditional Chinese legal context, it refers to the period after the autumn equinox when capital punishment executions were traditionally carried out.
古代判处死刑的人，往往要在秋后决。
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