芒種

Chinese

		Miscanthus sinensis	to plant; to cultivate; kind to plant; to cultivate; kind; type; race; breed; seed; species (taxonomy)
trad. (芒種)		芒	種
simp. (芒种)		芒	种

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): mángzhòng

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): mang² zong³

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mong⁴ zung³
• Gan (Wiktionary): mong⁴ zung
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Mông-chúng

  (Meixian, Guangdong): mong² zung⁴

• Jin (Wiktionary): mon¹ zung²
• Northern Min (KCR): Mông-ce̤̿ng
• Eastern Min (BUC): Mòng-cṳ̄ng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Bông-chéng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): mang⁵ zong²

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶maon-tson
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): man² zhong⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mángzhòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mángjhòng
    • Wade–Giles: mang²-chung⁴
    • Yale: máng-jùng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mangjonq
    • Palladius: манчжун (mančžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: mang² zong³
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: mangzung
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maŋ²¹ t͡soŋ⁵³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mong⁴ zung³
    • Yale: mòhng jung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mong⁴ dzung³
    • Guangdong Romanization: mong⁴ zung³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔːŋ²¹ t͡sʊŋ³³/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: mong⁴ zung
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔŋ³⁵ t͡suŋ²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Mông-chúng
    • Hakka Romanization System: mong´ zung`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: mong¹ zung³
    • Sinological IPA: /moŋ²⁴ t͡suŋ³¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: mong² zung⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /mɔŋ¹¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵³/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: mon¹ zung²
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /mɒ̃¹¹ t͡sũŋ⁵³/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Mông-ce̤̿ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔŋ³³ t͡sœyŋ³³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Mòng-cṳ̄ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mouŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^(t͡s-)ʒyŋ³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bông-chéng
    • Tâi-lô: Bông-tsíng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bongzeang
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔŋ¹³⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: mang⁵ zong²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mâng tsóng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡soŋ⁵²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶maon-tson
    • MiniDict: maon^去 tson
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³maan-tson
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /mɑ̃²² t͡soŋ⁴⁴/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: man² zhong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /man¹³ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁴⁵/
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /man¹³ t͡sən⁴⁵/

Proper noun

芒種

1. the 9th of the 24 solar terms around June 5th, 6th, or 7th, marking the end of the grain-growing season and reminding the farmer that it is the last chance for sowing

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (芒種):

• → Japanese: 芒種(ぼうしゅ) (bōshu)
• → Korean: 망종(芒種) (mangjong)

See also

• 二十四節氣／二十四节气 (Èrshísì Jiéqì, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: 立春 (Lìchūn)、雨水 (yǔshuǐ)、驚蟄／惊蛰 (Jīngzhé)、春分 (Chūnfēn)、清明 (qīngmíng)、穀雨／谷雨 (Gǔyǔ)
  • Summer: 立夏 (Lìxià)、小滿／小满 (Xiǎomǎn)、芒種／芒种 (mángzhòng)、夏至 (xiàzhì)、小暑 (Xiǎoshǔ)、大暑 (Dàshǔ)
  • Autumn: 立秋 (Lìqiū)、處暑／处暑 (Chǔshǔ)、白露 (báilù)、秋分 (Qiūfēn)、寒露 (Hánlù)、霜降 (Shuāngjiàng)
  • Winter: 立冬 (Lìdōng)、小雪 (xiǎoxuě)、大雪 (dàxuě)、冬至 (dōngzhì)、小寒 (Xiǎohán)、大寒 (Dàhán)

Noun

芒種

1. (archaic) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

   • 澤草所生，種之芒種。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     泽草所生，种之芒种。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Rites of Zhou, circa 3^rd century BCE

     Zé cǎo suǒ shēng, zhòng zhī mángzhòng. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
芒	種
ぼう Hyōgaiji	しゅ Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bo̞ːɕɨᵝ]

Proper noun

芒(ぼう)種(しゅ) • (Bōshu) 

1. lit. "awns (beard of grain) grow"; one of the solar terms

See also

• 二(に)十(じゅう)四(し)節(せっ)気(き) (Nijūshi Sekki, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: 立(りっ)春(しゅん) (Risshun), 雨(う)水(すい) (Usui), 啓(けい)蟄(ちつ) (Keichitsu), 春(しゅん)分(ぶん) (Shunbun), 清(せい)明(めい) (Seimei), 穀(こく)雨(う) (Kokuu)
  • Summer: 立(りっ)夏(か) (Rikka), 小(しょう)満(まん) (Shōman), 芒(ぼう)種(しゅ) (Bōshu), 夏(げ)至(し) (Geshi), 小(しょう)暑(しょ) (Shōsho), 大(たい)暑(しょ) (Taisho)
  • Autumn: 立(りっ)秋(しゅう) (Risshū), 処(しょ)暑(しょ) (Shosho), 白(はく)露(ろ) (Hakuro), 秋(しゅう)分(ぶん) (Shūbun), 寒(かん)露(ろ) (Kanro), 霜(そう)降(こう) (Sōkō)
  • Winter: 立(りっ)冬(とう) (Rittō), 小(しょう)雪(せつ) (Shōsetsu), 大雪(たいせつ) (Taisetsu), 冬(とう)至(じ) (Tōji), 小(しょう)寒(かん) (Shōkan), 大寒(だいかん) (Daikan)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
芒	種

Proper noun

芒種

1. chữ Hán form of Mang chủng (“lit. "awns (beard of grain) grow"; one of the solar terms”).