Geng day; start day of dog days
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a day designated by the Heavenly Stem 'Geng'; start of the 'dog days'
formalA term from the traditional Chinese calendar system. The 'three Geng days' (三庚) after the Summer Solstice mark the beginning of the hottest period of the year, known as the 'Fu' (伏) or 'dog days'.
Jīn今
tiān天
shì是
gēng庚
rì日
，
biāo标
zhì志
zhe着
chū初
fú伏
de的
kāi开
shǐ始
。
Today is a Geng day, marking the beginning of the first fu period (the dog days).
Xià夏
zhì至
hòu后
de的
dì第
sān三
gè个
gēng庚
rì日
rù入
fú伏
。
The third Geng day after the Summer Solstice is when the fu period begins.
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Gǔ古
rén人
gēn根
jù据
gēng庚
rì日
lái来
ān安
pái排
nóng农
shì事
hé和
bì避
shǔ暑
。
The ancients used Geng days to schedule farming activities and plan for avoiding the heat.