七月流火
Chinese
editJuly; The modern name of the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar. | to flow; to spread; to circulate to flow; to spread; to circulate; to move |
fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving | ||
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trad. (七月流火) | 七月 | 流 | 火 | |
simp. #(七月流火) | 七月 | 流 | 火 |
Etymology
editFrom the Classic of Poetry, poem 154 (《詩經·豳風·七月》):
- 七月流火,九月授衣。
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Qīyuè liú huǒ, jiǔyuè shòu yī.
Yī zhī rì bìfā, èr zhī rì lìliè. [Pinyin] - In the seventh month, the Fire Star passes the meridian; in the ninth month, clothes are given out.
In the days of [our] first month, the wind blows cold; in the days of [our] second, the air is cold.
一之日觱發,二之日栗烈。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
七月流火,九月授衣。
一之日觱发,二之日栗烈。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
In antiquity, Chinese astronomers saw the westerly motion of Antares, the Great Fire Star (大火), as a sign of autumn's arrival. Whether this idiom should be interpreted as referring to the current heat or the imminent cooling is a matter of constant dispute.
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ciyuèlióuhuǒ
- Wade–Giles: chʻi1-yüeh4-liu2-huo3
- Yale: chī-ywè-lyóu-hwǒ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiyuehliouhuoo
- Palladius: циюэлюхо (cijueljuxo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
edit七月流火
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