春秋
Chinese
spring (time); gay; joyful spring (time); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life | autumn; fall; harvest time autumn; fall; harvest time; a swing | ||
---|---|---|---|
trad. (春秋) | 春 | 秋 | |
simp. #(春秋) | 春 | 秋 |
Pronunciation
Noun
春秋
- (literally) spring and autumn
- (metonymically) the four seasons
- (figurative) a year's time; year
- (figurative) person's age
- 春秋鼎盛 ― chūnqiū dǐngshèng ― in the prime of one's life
- (figurative) time (as a general concept)
- (figurative) annal; chronicle of events by year
Derived terms
|
|
Proper noun
春秋
- the Spring and Autumn Annals (the chronicle of the state of Lu)
- the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC)
Synonyms
- (Spring and Autumn Annals): 麟經/麟经 (Línjīng), 麟史 (Línshǐ)
Derived terms
|
|
See also
Dynasties (朝代) in Chinese history | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Time period | Divisions | |||
Xia 夏 (~朝, ~代) | 2070 – 1600 BCE | ||||
Shang 商 (~朝, ~代) 殷 (~朝, ~代) | 1600 – 1046 BCE | ||||
Zhou 周 (~朝, ~代) | 1046 – 256 BCE | Western Zhou 西周 | |||
Eastern Zhou 東周/东周 | Spring and Autumn period 春秋 | ||||
Warring States period 戰國/战国 | |||||
Qin 秦 (~朝, ~代) | 221 – 206 BCE | ||||
Han 漢/汉 (~朝, ~代) | 206 BCE – 220 C.E. | Western Han 西漢/西汉 | |||
Xin 新 (~朝) | |||||
Eastern Han 東漢/东汉 | |||||
Three Kingdoms 三國/三国 | 220 – 280 C.E. | Wei 魏 | |||
Shu Han 蜀漢/蜀汉 | |||||
Wu 吳/吴 | |||||
Jin 晉/晋 (~朝, ~代) | 265 – 420 C.E. | Western Jin 西晉/西晋 | |||
Eastern Jin 東晉/东晋 | |||||
Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 | Northern Wei 北魏 | ||
Western Wei 西魏 | |||||
Eastern Wei 東魏/东魏 | |||||
Northern Zhou 北周 | |||||
Northern Qi 北齊/北齐 | |||||
Southern dynasties 南朝 | Liu Song 劉宋/刘宋 | ||||
Southern Qi 南齊/南齐 | |||||
Liang 梁 (~朝, ~代) | |||||
Chen 陳/陈 (~朝, ~代) | |||||
Sui 隋 (~朝, ~代) | 581 – 618 C.E. | ||||
Tang 唐 (~朝, ~代) | 618 – 907 C.E. | ||||
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十國/五代十国 | 907 – 960 C.E. | ||||
Liao 遼/辽 (~朝, ~代) | 907 – 1125 C.E. | ||||
Song 宋 (~朝, ~代) | 960 – 1279 C.E. | Northern Song 北宋 | |||
Southern Song 南宋 | |||||
Western Xia 西夏 | 1038 – 1227 C.E. | ||||
Jin 金 (~朝, ~代) | 1115 – 1234 C.E. | ||||
Western Liao 西遼/西辽 | 1124 – 1218 C.E. | ||||
Yuan 元 (~朝, ~代) | 1271 – 1368 C.E. | ||||
Ming 明 (~朝, ~代) | 1368 – 1644 C.E. | ||||
Qing 清 (~朝, ~代) | 1636 – 1912 C.E. | ||||
Republic of China 民國/民国 | 1912 C.E. – present | ||||
People's Republic of China 人民共和國/人民共和国 | 1949 C.E. – present |
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (春秋):
- → Japanese: 春秋 (shunjū)
- → Korean: 춘추(春秋) (chunchu)
- → Vietnamese: Xuân Thu (春秋)
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
---|---|
春 | 秋 |
しゅん Grade: 2 | しゅう > じゅう Grade: 2 |
kan’on |
From Middle Chinese compound 春秋 (MC t͡ɕʰiuɪn t͡sʰɨu, literally “spring and autumn”). The kan'on, so probably a shift in reading after initial borrowing.
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) しゅんじゅう [shùńjúú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
- (Tokyo) しゅんじゅう [shúꜜǹjùù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [ɕɨ̃ᵝn(d͡)ʑɨᵝː]
Noun
春秋 • (shunjū)
- spring and autumn
- (metonymically) a year; (by extension) one's age
Proper noun
春秋 • (Shunjū)
- the Spring and Autumn Annals
See also
- 五経 (Gokyō, “the Five Classics of Chinese literature”)
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
---|---|
春 | 秋 |
はる Grade: 2 | あき Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Compound of 春 (haru, “spring”) + 秋 (aki, “autumn”).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) はるあき [háꜜrùàkì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [ha̠ɾɯ̟ᵝa̠kʲi]
Noun
春秋 • (haruaki)
- spring and autumn
- (metonymically) a year; (by extension) one's age
- 1212, Kamo no Chōmei, Hōjōki (The Ten-Foot Square Hut)
- 四十あまりの春秋をおくれる間に
- yonjū amari no haruaki o okureru aida ni
- during the course of living some forty-odd years
- 四十あまりの春秋をおくれる間に
- 1212, Kamo no Chōmei, Hōjōki (The Ten-Foot Square Hut)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term | |
---|---|
春 | 秋 |
Proper noun
春秋
- chữ Hán form of Xuân Thu.