闰四月，吃树叶
rùn​sì​yuè​chī​shù​yè

famine during a leap fourth month

  • created sense approved 闰四月，吃树叶/閏四月，吃樹葉 · rùn​sì​yuè​chī​shù​yè · famine during a leap fourth month — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    闰四月，吃树叶 / 閏四月，吃樹葉

    rùn​sì​yuè​chī​shù​yè

    famine during a leap fourth month

    A proverb suggesting that an intercalary fourth lunar month brings crop failure and food shortages, forcing people to eat tree leaves.

    闰 (literal) → 闰/閏 · rùn · intercalary 四月 (literal) → 四月 · sì​yuè · April ， (non_chinese) 吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to eat 树叶 (literal) → 树叶/樹葉 · shù​yè · tree leaf

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