辰 | [chén, ㄔㄣˊ, 辰] 5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon #9,274 [Add to Longdo] |
巳 | [sì, ㄙˋ, 巳] 6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake #14,963 [Add to Longdo] |
清明 | [Qīng míng, ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ, 清 明] Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 5th-19th April; the Qingming festival (Pure brightness or tomb-sweeping), 4th-6th April #16,595 [Add to Longdo] |
赵紫阳 | [zhào zǐ yáng, ㄓㄠˋ ㄗˇ ㄧㄤˊ, 赵 紫 阳 / 趙 紫 陽] Zhao Ziyang (1919-2005), PRC politician, party general secretary from 1987, sacked after the 4th Jun 1989 Tiananmen incident and kept under house arrest for the rest of his life #23,960 [Add to Longdo] |
卯 | [mǎo, ㄇㄠˇ, 卯] mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon); 4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit #28,166 [Add to Longdo] |
立春 | [Lì chūn, ㄌㄧˋ ㄔㄨㄣ, 立 春] Lichun or Start of Spring, 1st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 4th-18th February #36,049 [Add to Longdo] |
寅 | [yín, ㄧㄣˊ, 寅] 3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger #37,694 [Add to Longdo] |
五四运动 | [Wǔ sì Yùn dòng, ㄨˇ ㄙˋ ㄩㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ, 五 四 运 动 / 五 四 運 動] May Fourth Movement; Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles #39,857 [Add to Longdo] |
大寒 | [Dà hán, ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄢˊ, 大 寒] Great Cold, 24th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th January-3rd February #47,820 [Add to Longdo] |
吐谷浑 | [Tǔ yù hún, ㄊㄨˇ ㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄣˊ, 吐 谷 浑 / 吐 谷 渾] Tuyuhun, a Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 nomadic people; a state in Qinhai in 4th-7th century AD #52,888 [Add to Longdo] |
春分 | [Chūn fēn, ㄔㄨㄣ ㄈㄣ, 春 分] Chunfen or Spring Equinox, 4th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st March-4th April #55,075 [Add to Longdo] |
谷雨 | [Gǔ yǔ, ㄍㄨˇ ㄩˇ, 谷 雨 / 穀 雨] Guyu or Grain Rain, 6th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th April-4th May #57,675 [Add to Longdo] |
陈希同 | [Chén Xī tóng, ㄔㄣˊ ㄒㄧ ㄊㄨㄥˊ, 陈 希 同 / 陳 希 同] Chen Xitong (1930-), mayor of Beijing at the time of 4th Jun 1989 Tian'anmen incident #73,391 [Add to Longdo] |
处暑 | [Chǔ shǔ, ㄔㄨˇ ㄕㄨˇ, 处 暑 / 處 暑] Chushu or End of Heat, 14th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd August-7th September #100,870 [Add to Longdo] |
尼雅 | [Ní yǎ, ㄋㄧˊ ㄧㄚˇ, 尼 雅] Niya, ancient kingdom near Khotan in Xinjiang, 1st century BC-4th century AD #109,495 [Add to Longdo] |
武丁 | [Wǔ Dīng, ㄨˇ ㄉㄧㄥ, 武 丁] Wu Ding (c. 14th century BC), legendary founder and wise ruler of Shang dynasty #177,978 [Add to Longdo] |
元末 | [Yuán mò, ㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄛˋ, 元 末] final years of Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); mid 14th century #516,325 [Add to Longdo] |
世宗大王 | [shì zōng dà wáng, ㄕˋ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄉㄚˋ ㄨㄤˊ, 世 宗 大 王] Sejong the Great (1397-1450) 4th king of Korean Choson dynasty, who oversaw the creation of Hangeul [Add to Longdo] |
二十四号 | [èr shí sì hào, ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄙˋ ㄏㄠˋ, 二 十 四 号 / 二 十 四 號] 24th day of a month [Add to Longdo] |
五四 | [wǔ sì, ㄨˇ ㄙˋ, 五 四] fourth of May, cf 五四運動|五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles [Add to Longdo] |
五四爱国运动 | [wǔ sì ài guó yùn dòng, ㄨˇ ㄙˋ ㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄩㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ, 五 四 爱 国 运 动 / 五 四 愛 國 運 動] May Fourth Movement; Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles [Add to Longdo] |
傅说 | [Fù Shuō, ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄛ, 傅 说 / 傅 說] Fu Shuo (c. 14th century BC), legendary sage and principal minister of Shang ruler Wu Ding [Add to Longdo] |
元末明初 | [Yuán mò Míng chū, ㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄨ, 元 末 明 初] late Yuan and early Ming; mid 14th century [Add to Longdo] |
六四 | [liù sì, ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄙˋ, 六 四] refers to Tian'anmen incident of 4th Jun 1989 [Add to Longdo] |
六四事件 | [liù sì shì jiàn, ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄙˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ, 六 四 事 件] Tian'anmen incident of 4th Jun 1989 [Add to Longdo] |
摩诃婆罗多 | [Mó hē pó luó duō, ㄇㄛˊ ㄏㄜ ㄆㄛˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄨㄛ, 摩 诃 婆 罗 多 / 摩 訶 婆 羅 多] Mahābhārata, second great Indian epic after Rāmāyana 羅摩衍那|罗摩衍那, possibly originally c. 4th century BC; contains many reference to people and lands in central Asia called China [Add to Longdo] |
明初 | [Míng chū, ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄨ, 明 初] the early Ming (i.e. from second half of 14th century) [Add to Longdo] |
明 | [めい, mei] (n) (1) { Buddh } vidya (wisdom); (2) (See 真言) mantra; (pref) (3) the coming (4th of July, etc.) #1,177 [Add to Longdo] |
丁 | [てい;ひのと, tei ; hinoto] (n) 4th in rank; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar #2,197 [Add to Longdo] |
ファ | [fa] (n) fa; fah; 4th note in the tonic solfa representation of the diatonic scale #7,539 [Add to Longdo] |
ダブレット | [daburetto] (n) doublet (14th-17th century men's jacket) [Add to Longdo] |
ニ | [ni] (n) 4th in a sequence denoted by the iroha system; 4th note in the diatonic scale (used in key names, etc.) [Add to Longdo] |
ホワイトデー;ホワイトデイ | [howaitode-; howaitodei] (n) White Day (March 14th) [Add to Longdo] |
ミンネザング | [minnezangu] (n) minnesang (12th-14th century German love song) (ger [Add to Longdo] |
安居 | [あんご, ango] (n, vs) { Buddh } varsika (meditation retreat; usu. for 90 days starting on the 15th day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar) [Add to Longdo] |
安定期 | [あんていき, anteiki] (n) stable period (with ref. to pregnancy, typically from 4th month when the placenta is fully formed, morning sickness usually goes away and risk of miscarriage decreases) [Add to Longdo] |
卯の花月 | [うのはなづき, unohanaduki] (n) (See 卯月) 4th month of the lunar calendar [Add to Longdo] |
猿楽;申楽;散楽 | [さるがく;さるごう, sarugaku ; sarugou] (n) (1) (arch) sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries); (2) (さるがく only) (See 能楽) noh; (3) (さるごう only) fooling around [Add to Longdo] |
夏初月;夏端月 | [なつはづき, natsuhaduki] (n) (See 卯月) 4th month of the lunar calendar [Add to Longdo] |
巨蟹宮 | [きょかいきゅう, kyokaikyuu] (n) Cancer (4th zodiacal sign); the Crab [Add to Longdo] |
御斎会 | [ごさいえ;みさいえ, gosaie ; misaie] (n) (See 金光明最勝王経) imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods) [Add to Longdo] |
三国時代 | [さんごくじだい, sangokujidai] (n) (1) Three Kingdoms period (of Chinese history, 220-280 CE); (2) Three Kingdoms period (of Korean history, 4th-7th centuries CE) [Add to Longdo] |
勝絶 | [しょうせつ;しょうぜつ, shousetsu ; shouzetsu] (n) (1) (arch) (See 十二律, 夾鐘) (in Japan) 4th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F); (n, vs) (2) (usu. しょうぜつ) excellence (of scenery, etc.) [Add to Longdo] |
小正月 | [こしょうがつ, koshougatsu] (n) the 14th-16th days of the lunar New Year [Add to Longdo] |
小望月 | [こもちづき, komochiduki] (n) (See 望月・1) night before the full moon; 14th day of the lunar calendar [Add to Longdo] |
待宵 | [まつよい, matsuyoi] (n) (1) (arch) night where one waits for someone who is supposed to come; (2) (arch) night of the 14th day of the eight month of the lunar calendar [Add to Longdo] |
丁亥 | [ていがい, teigai] (n) 24th of the sexagenary cycle [Add to Longdo] |
丁酉 | [ひのととり;ていゆう, hinototori ; teiyuu] (n) (See 干支) 34th of the sexagenary cycle; thirty-fourth of the sexagenary cycle [Add to Longdo] |
丁未 | [ひのとひつじ;ていび, hinotohitsuji ; teibi] (n) (See 干支) 44th of the sexagenary cycle [Add to Longdo] |
丁巳 | [ひのとみ;ていし, hinotomi ; teishi] (n) (See 干支) 54th of the sexagenary cycle [Add to Longdo] |
年見 | [としみ, toshimi] (n) (See 年占) Tohoku harvest divination event (14th night of the New Year) [Add to Longdo] |
判官 | [はんがん;ほうがん, hangan ; hougan] (n) (1) judge; magistrate; (2) (arch) 4th (or 3rd) grade official; assistant district officer [Add to Longdo] |
比良八荒 | [ひらはっこう, hirahakkou] (n) (See 法華八講) cold wind blowing at Lake Biwa around the 24th day of the second month of the lunisolar calendar [Add to Longdo] |
比良八講 | [ひらはっこう, hirahakkou] (n) Buddhist service centred around the Lotus Sutra held over four days in Shiga Prefecture, starting from the 24th day of the second month of the lunisolar calendar [Add to Longdo] |
六十四分音符 | [ろくじゅうしぶおんぷ, rokujuushibuonpu] (n) 64th note; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
夾鐘 | [きょうしょう, kyoushou] (n) (1) (See 十二律, 勝絶) (in China) 4th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F); (2) second lunar month [Add to Longdo] |
灌仏会 | [かんぶつえ, kanbutsue] (n) Buddha's Birthday (8th day of the 4th lunar month) [Add to Longdo] |