autumn harvest/plowing/sowing; three autumn months; three years
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3 senses · 9 examplesnoun
collective term for autumn harvest, autumn plowing, and autumn sowing
technicalAgricultural terminology referring to the busy farming season in autumn.
During the busy three-autumn season, farmers are all working hard in the fields.
We must do a good job with the three-autumn production to ensure a bumper harvest next year.
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The three-autumn work includes harvesting, plowing, and sowing.
noun
the three months of autumn; the third month of autumn (ninth lunar month)
literaryLiterary usage found in classical texts. Can refer to the entire season or specifically the final month.
Osmanthus flowers in three autumns, lotus flowers for ten miles.
The time is the ninth month, the sequence belongs to the three autumns.
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Oh three autumns, when grass and trees yellow and fall.
noun
three autumns; three years (used in the idiom expressing longing)
literaryPrimarily used in the idiom '一日不见，如隔三秋' to express that a short separation feels like a very long time due to longing.
One day without seeing you feels like three years apart.
Though separated by only three years, thinking of it feels like yesterday.
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Three years since we parted, your voice and face are distant and vague.