霜降

Chinese

		frost	to drop; to fall; to come down to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend; to surrender
trad. (霜降)		霜	降
simp. #(霜降)		霜	降
anagram		降霜
Literally: “descent of frost”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): Shuāngjiàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄤ ㄐㄧㄤˋ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): Suang¹ jiang⁴

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng¹ gong³
• Gan (Wiktionary): 'song¹ gong⁴
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Sông-kong

  (Meixian, Guangdong): song¹ gong⁴

• Jin (Wiktionary): suon¹ jion³
• Northern Min (KCR): Sóng-go̿ng
• Eastern Min (BUC): Sŏng-góng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Sng-kàng / Song-kàng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): sang¹ gang³

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹saon-kaon
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): xyan¹ jian⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Shuāngjiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄤ ㄐㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Shuangjiàng
    • Wade–Giles: Shuang¹-chiang⁴
    • Yale: Shwāng-jyàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shuangjianq
    • Palladius: Шуанцзян (Šuanczjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: Suang¹ jiang⁴
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: Suong giang
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /suaŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiaŋ²¹³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng¹ gong³
    • Yale: sēung gong
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng¹ gong³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng¹ gong³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ⁵⁵ kɔːŋ³³/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: 'song¹ gong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈsɔŋ⁴² kɔŋ³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sông-kong
    • Hakka Romanization System: song^ˊ gong
    • Hagfa Pinyim: song¹ gong⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /soŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ koŋ⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: song¹ gong⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kɔŋ⁵³/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: suon¹ jion³
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /suɒ̃¹¹ t͡ɕiɒ̃⁴⁵/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Sóng-go̿ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɔŋ⁵⁴ kɔŋ³³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Sŏng-góng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /souŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(k-)ŋouŋ²¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sng-kàng
    • Tâi-lô: Sng-kàng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sngkaxng
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sŋ̍³³ kaŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ¹¹/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Song-kàng
    • Tâi-lô: Song-kàng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: songkaxng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ¹¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sang¹ gang³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sang kàng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saŋ³³⁻²³ kaŋ²¹³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹saon-kaon
    • MiniDict: saon^平 kaon
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹saan-kaan
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sɑ̃⁵⁵ kɑ̃²¹/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: xyan¹ jian⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯æn³³ t͡ɕi̯æn⁴⁵/

Proper noun

霜降

1. The 18th of the 24 solar terms around 23 or 24 October, when hoarfrost descends and is likely to bring the first film of ice

Synonyms

• (Ürümqi Mandarin) 打霜

Derived terms

• 霜降雨

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (霜降):

• → Japanese: 霜降(そうこう) (sōkō)
• → Korean: 상강(霜降) (sanggang)

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)

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

Kanji in this term
霜	降
そう Grade: S	こう Grade: 6
on'yomi

• (Tokyo) そーこー [sòókóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [so̞ːko̞ː]

Proper noun

霜(そう)降(こう) • (Sōkō) 

1. “descent of frost” (one of twenty-four solar terms)

Related terms

• 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)

Pronunciation 2

Kanji in this term
霜	降
しも Grade: S	ふ(り) Grade: 6
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 霜降 – see the following entry.

【しもふり】 [noun] white speckles [noun] (cooking) blanching [verb] (cooking) to blanch Alternative spelling 霜降り

(This term, 霜降, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
霜	降

Noun

霜降 • (sanggang) (hangeul 상강)

1. hanja form^? of 상강

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
霜	降

Noun

霜降

1. chữ Hán form of sương giáng.