first month of summer; fourth lunar month
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first month of summer; fourth lunar month
literaryA traditional and literary term based on the lunar calendar. Often used in classical texts, historical contexts, poetry, or formal descriptions of seasons. It is part of the series 孟春 (first month of spring), 孟夏, 孟秋, 孟冬.
Shí时
zhí值
mèng孟
xià夏
，
wàn万
wù物
zī滋
zhǎng长
。
It was the first month of summer, and all things were growing.
《
Lǐ礼
Jì记
》
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
le了
mèng孟
xià夏
de的
jì祭
sì祀
huó活
dòng动
。
The 'Book of Rites' records sacrificial activities in the first month of summer.
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Nóng农
lì历
sì四
yuè月
，
yòu又
chēng称
mèng孟
xià夏
。
The fourth lunar month is also called the first month of summer.