立冬

立冬

Chinese

		establish	winter
simp. and trad. (立冬)		立	冬
Literally: “establishment of winter”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): Lìdōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄥ

  (Chengdu, SP): Ni² dong¹

• Cantonese (Jyutping): laap⁶ dung¹
• Gan (Wiktionary): lit⁶ dung¹
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Li̍p-tûng

  (Meixian, Guangdong): lib⁶ dung¹

• Jin (Wiktionary): lieh⁴ dung¹
• Min Bei (KCR): Lì-dóng
• Min Dong (BUC): Lĭk-dĕ̤ng
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): Li̍p-tang

  (Teochew, Peng'im): lib⁸ dang¹

• Wu (Wiktionary): liq ton (T5)
• Xiang (Wiktionary): li⁶ dong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Lìdōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Lìdong
    • Wade–Giles: Li⁴-tung¹
    • Yale: Lì-dūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Lihdong
    • Palladius: Лидун (Lidun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: Ni² dong¹
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: Lidung
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni²¹ toŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: laap⁶ dung¹
    • Yale: laahp dūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laap⁹ dung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lab⁶ dung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːp̚² tʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: lit⁶ dung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lit̚⁵ tuŋ⁴²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Li̍p-tûng
    • Hakka Romanization System: lib dung´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: lib⁶ dung¹
    • Sinological IPA: /lip̚⁵ tuŋ²⁴/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: lib⁶ dung¹
    • Sinological IPA: /lip̚⁵ tʊŋ⁴⁴/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: lieh⁴ dung¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /liəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ tũŋ¹¹/
• Min Bei
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Lì-dóng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁴² tɔŋ⁵⁴/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Lĭk-dĕ̤ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃iʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ tøyŋ⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Li̍p-tang
    • Tâi-lô: Li̍p-tang
    • Phofsit Daibuun: libdafng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lip̚⁴⁻³² taŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lip̚²⁴⁻² taŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lip̚⁴⁻³² taŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lip̚⁴⁻³² taŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: lib⁸ dang¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: li̍p tang
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lip̚⁴⁻² taŋ³³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: liq ton (T5)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɪʔ¹¹ tʊŋ²³/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: li⁶ dong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /li²⁴ tʊŋ³³/
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /li²⁴ tən³³/

Proper noun

立冬

1. The first day of winter (one of the solar terms, around the 7th of November)

Synonyms

• (Min Bei, Puxian Min, dialectal Wu) 交冬

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (立冬):

• → Japanese: 立冬(りっとう) (rittō)
• → Korean: 립동(立冬) (ripdong), 입동(立冬) (ipdong)

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)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
立	冬
りつ > りっ Grade: 1	とう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) りっとー [rìttóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲit̚to̞ː]

Proper noun

立(りっ)冬(とう) • (Rittō) 

1. The first day of winter (one of the solar terms)

See also

• 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)、啓蟄(けいちつ) (Keichitsu)、春(しゅん)分(ぶん) (Shunbun)、清明(せいめい) (Seimei)、穀(こく)雨(う) (Kokuu)
  • Summer: 立(りっ)夏(か) (Rikka)、小(しょう)満(まん) (Shōman)、芒種(ぼうしゅ) (Bōshu)、夏至(げし) (Geshi)、小(しょう)暑(しょ) (Shōsho)、大暑(たいしょ) (Taisho)
  • Autumn: 立(りっ)秋(しゅう) (Risshū)、処暑(しょしょ) (Shosho)、白(はく)露(ろ) (Hakuro)、秋(しゅう)分(ぶん) (Shūbun)、寒(かん)露(ろ) (Kanro)、霜降(そうこう) (Sōkō)
  • Winter: 立冬(りっとう) (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)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
立	冬

Proper noun

立冬

1. chữ Hán form of Lập đông (“The first day of winter (one of the solar terms)”).