春夏秋冬

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Chinese

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spring (season) summer autumn winter
trad. (春夏秋冬)
simp. #(春夏秋冬)

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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春夏秋冬

  1. four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter; a year
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  • 春天 (chūntiān, “spring (season)”)
  • 夏天 (xiàtiān, “summer”)
  • 秋天 (qiūtiān, “autumn”)
  • 冬天 (dōngtiān, “winter”)

Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (春夏秋冬):

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しゅん
Grade: 2

Grade: 2
しゅう
Grade: 2
とう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

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Yojijukugo (四字熟語), borrowed from Chinese 春夏秋冬 (chūnxiàqiūdōng).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) しゅんかしゅうとー [shúꜜǹkàshùùtòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕɨ̃ŋka̠ɕɨːto̞ː]

Noun

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(しゅん)()(しゅう)(とう) (shunkashūtōしゆんかしうとう (syunkasiutou)?

  1. the four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter
    Synonym: 四季 (shiki)
  2. (by extension) a whole year
    Synonym: 一年 (ichinen)

See also

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Seasons in Japanese · ()() (shiki, four seasons) (layout · text) · category
(はる) (haru, spring)
(しゅん)() (shunki, spring)
(しゅん)() (shunki, spring period)
(なつ) (natsu, summer)
()() (kaki, summer)
()() (kaki, summer period)
(あき) (aki, fall; autumn)
(しゅう)() (shūki, fall; autumn)
(しゅう)() (shūki, fall period)
(ふゆ) (fuyu, winter)
(とう)() (tōki, winter)
(とう)() (tōki, winter period)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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春夏秋冬 (chunhachudong) (hangeul 춘하추동)

  1. hanja form? of 춘하추동 (the four seasons; all the year round; always)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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春夏秋冬

  1. chữ Hán form of xuân hạ thu đông (the four seasons).