驚蟄

See also: 惊蛰

Chinese

	to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm	hibernate
trad. (驚蟄)	驚	蟄
simp. (惊蛰)	惊	蛰
Literally: “awakening of insects”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): Jīngzhé, Jīngzhí
(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥㄓㄜˊ, ㄐㄧㄥㄓˊ
(Chengdu, SP): Jin¹ zi⁴
Cantonese (Jyutping): ging¹ zat⁶
Gan (Wiktionary): jin¹ 'zet⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Kiâng-chhṳt
(Meixian, Guangdong): giang¹ ced⁶
Jin (Wiktionary): jing¹ zah⁵
Min Bei (KCR): Géng-tì
Min Dong (BUC): Gĭng-dĭk
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): Keng-ti̍p / Keng-tia̍k / Kiⁿ-ti̍t / Keⁿ-ti̍t / Keⁿ-ta̍t
(Teochew, Peng'im): gêng¹ dêg⁸
Wu (Wiktionary): jin zeq (T1)
Xiang (Wiktionary): jin¹ zhr⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Jīngzhé
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄓㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jingjhé
  - Wade–Giles: Ching¹-chê²
  - Yale: Jīng-jé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jingjer
  - Palladius: Цзинчжэ (Czinčžɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Jīngzhí
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄓˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jingjhíh
  - Wade–Giles: Ching¹-chih²
  - Yale: Jīng-jŕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jingjyr
  - Palladius: Цзинчжи (Czinčži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: Jin¹ zi⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: Ginz
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ging¹ zat⁶
  - Yale: gīng jaht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ging¹ dzat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ging¹ zed⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐt̚²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: jin¹ 'zet⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁴² ˈt͡sɛt̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kiâng-chhṳt
  - Hakka Romanization System: giang´ ciid`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giang¹ cid⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯aŋ²⁴ t͡sʰɨt̚²/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: giang¹ ced⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /ciaŋ⁴⁴ t͡sʰət̚⁵/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: jing¹ zah⁵
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕĩŋ¹¹ t͡saʔ⁵⁴/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Géng-tì
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /keiŋ⁵⁴ tʰi⁴²/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Gĭng-dĭk
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiŋ⁵⁵ ^(t-)niʔ⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Keng-ti̍p
  - Tâi-lô: King-ti̍p
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kengdip
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tip̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Keng-tia̍k
  - Tâi-lô: King-tia̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kengdiak
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɪŋ³³ tiak̚²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kiⁿ-ti̍t
  - Tâi-lô: Kinn-ti̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kvi'dit
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tit̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Keⁿ-ti̍t
  - Tâi-lô: Kenn-ti̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kve'dit
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² tit̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ tit̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Keⁿ-ta̍t
  - Tâi-lô: Kenn-ta̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kve'dat
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² tat̚¹²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gêng¹ dêg⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: keng te̍k
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /keŋ³³⁻²³ tek̚⁴/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: jin zeq (T1)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕɪɲ⁵⁵ z̥əʔ²¹/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: jin¹ zhr⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /t͡ɕin³³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /t͡ɕin³³ t͡sz̩²⁴/

Proper noun

驚蟄

Jingzhe, the "Waking of Insect", the third of the twenty-four solar terms, around March 5th, 6th, or 7th, when nature reawakens after the winter sleep

Coordinate terms

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)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (驚蟄):

→ Japanese: 啓蟄(けいちつ) (Keichitsu)
→ Korean: 경칩(驚蟄) (gyeongchip)
→ Vietnamese: Kinh trập (驚蟄)