monthly climate and phenology; lunar monthly phenomena
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climate and phenology of a given month in the traditional lunar calendar
Refers to the traditional Chinese agronomic system that associates each lunar month with specific weather patterns, biological events, and agricultural activities. Also the title of a famous chapter ("Yueling") in the Book of Rites (礼记).
Gǔ古
rén人
gēn根
jù据
yuè月
lìng令
lái来
ān安
pái排
bō播
zhǒng种
hé和
shōu收
gē割
de的
shí时
jiān间
。
Ancient people arranged the timing of sowing and harvesting according to the monthly climate.
Yuè月
lìng令
qī七
shí十
èr二
hòu候
jiāng将
yī一
nián年
fēn分
wéi为
qī七
shí十
èr二
gè个
wù物
hòu候
jiē阶
duàn段
。
The seventy-two pentads of the monthly climate divide the year into seventy-two phenological phases.
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《
Lǐ礼
jì记
·
yuè月
lìng令
》
xiáng详
xì细
jì记
zǎi载
le了
měi每
gè个
yuè月
de的
zhèng政
lìng令
hé和
jìn禁
jì忌
。
The "Monthly Ordinances" chapter of the Book of Rites records in detail the governmental orders and taboos for each month.