Chinese edit

three winter
simp. and trad.
(三冬)

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

三冬

  1. (literary) the three months of winter (in the lunisolar calendar, the last three months of the year; roughly late November to early February)
  2. (literary) three winters; three years

Descendants edit

Sino-Xenic (三冬):
  • Japanese: 三冬(さんとう) (santō)
  • Korean: 삼동(三冬) (samdong)

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

三冬 (samdong) (hangeul 삼동)

  1. Hanja form? of 삼동 (the three months of winter, a winter of three months ; three winters, three years).