腐草為蛍 Rotten grass becomes fireflies

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• 東風解凍East wind melts the ice
• 黄鶯睍睆Bush warblers start to sing
• 魚上氷Fish emerge from the ice
• 土脉潤起Rain moistens the soil
• 霞始靆Mist starts to linger
• 草木萌動Grass and trees sprout
• 蟄虫啓戸Hibernating insects emerge
• 桃始笑Peach blossoms begin to bloom
• 菜虫化蝶Caterpillars become butterflies
• 雀始巣Sparrows start to nest
• 桜始開Cherry blossoms start to bloom
• 雷乃発声Distant thunder sounds
• 玄鳥至Swallows return
• 鴻雁北Wild geese fly north
• 虹始見First rainbows appear
• 葭始生Reeds begin to sprout
• 霜止出苗Last frost, rice seedlings grow
• 牡丹華Peonies bloom
• 蛙始鳴Frogs start singing
• 蚯蚓出Earthworms surface
• 竹笋生Bamboo shoots sprout
• 蚕起食桑Silkworms feast on mulberry
• 紅花栄Safflowers bloom
• 麦秋至Wheat ripens
• 螳螂生Praying mantises hatch
• 腐草為蛍Rotten grass becomes fireflies
• 梅子黄Plums turn yellow
• 乃東枯Self-heal withers
• 菖蒲華Irises bloom
• 半夏生Crow-dipper sprouts
• 温風至Warm winds blow
• 蓮始開Lotuses bloom
• 鷹乃学習Hawks learn to fly
• 桐始結花Paulownia trees produce seeds
• 土潤溽暑Earth is damp, air is humid
• 大雨時行Great rains sometimes fall
• 涼風至Cool winds arrive
• 寒蝉鳴Evening cicadas sing
• 蒙霧升降Thick fog descends
• 綿柎開Cotton bolls open
• 天地始粛Heat starts to die down
• 禾乃登Rice ripens
• 草露白Dew glistens white on grass
• 鶺鴒鳴Wagtails start to sing
• 玄鳥去Swallows leave
• 雷乃収声Thunder ceases
• 蟄虫坏戸Insects hole up underground
• 水始涸Rice fields are drained
• 鴻雁来Wild geese return
• 菊花開Chrysanthemums bloom
• 蟋蟀在戸Crickets chirp by the door
• 霜始降Frost starts to fall
• 霎時施Light rains sometimes fall
• 楓蔦黄Maples and ivy turn yellow
• 山茶始開Sasanqua camellias bloom
• 地始凍Land starts to freeze
• 金盞香Daffodils bloom
• 虹蔵不見Rainbows hide
• 朔風払葉North wind strips the leaves
• 橘始黄Tachibana citrus turns yellow
• 閉塞成冬Cold sets in, winter begins
• 熊蟄穴Bears hibernate
• 鱖魚群Salmon gather and swim upstream
• 乃東生Self-heal sprouts
• 麋角解Deer shed their antlers
• 雪下出麦Wheat sprouts under snow
• 芹乃栄Parsley flourishes
• 水泉動Springs begin to thaw
• 雉始雊Pheasants start to call
• 款冬華Butterburs bud
• 水沢腹堅Ice thickens on streams
• 鶏始乳Hens start to lay eggs