tenth lunar month; Indian summer
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the tenth lunar month; Indian summer period in late autumn
dialectA dialect term used primarily in agricultural contexts to refer to the tenth lunar month (approximately October-November in the Gregorian calendar), when the weather often turns unseasonably warm like spring. Often used interchangeably with 小阳春.
Xiǎo小
chūn春
shí时
jié节
，
tiān天
qì气
nuǎn暖
huo和
de得
xiàng像
chūn春
tiān天
yī一
yàng样
。
During the tenth lunar month, the weather is as warm as spring.
Jiāng江
nán南
yī一
dài带
bǎ把
xiǎo小
yáng阳
chūn春
jiǎn简
chēng称
wéi为
xiǎo小
chūn春
。
In the Jiangnan region, 'xiaoyangchun' is abbreviated as 'xiaochun'.
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Nóng农
mín民
zài在
xiǎo小
chūn春
qī期
jiān间
máng忙
zhe着
qiū秋
shōu收
。
Farmers are busy with the autumn harvest during the tenth lunar month.
Jīn今
nián年
xiǎo小
chūn春
lái来
de得
hěn很
zǎo早
，
shí十
yuè月
hái还
xiàng像
xià夏
tiān天
yī一
yàng样
rè热
。
This year the Indian summer came early; October was as hot as summer.