SEASON    時節

ONE of FOUR PERIODS into which the YEAR is DIVIDED.
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The general term for a season is shí 時, and the primary seasons are chūn 春 and qiū 秋, in Warring States times the names of the Four Seasons became current. 2. Jì 季 refers to the last month of each season.
黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
HUANG JINGUI 2006 ASTRONOMY 25. 一年內的時節、時段。 時，三月為一時，一年分作四時。 氣，緣於古人把 “ 氣 ” 作為宇宙本源，分中氣和節氣，一年二十四氣。節，一年分二十四節，每節約十五天；也有分為四節、五節、八節等。 候，因觀察動物、植物或其他自然現象變化的徵候作節氣變化的依據，故也已稱時節，每候五日，一年分作七十二候。
Modern Chinese Criteria
季節 季度 季 時令 時節 時 四季 四時 四序 四節 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • PERIOD　TIME CONSISTING of a LIMITED SEQUENCE of MOMENTS. (anc: 4/0, child: 20)
  • TIME　ABSTRACT OBJECT that all EVENTS ARE-IN. (anc: 3/0, child: 11)
  • OBJECT　[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to. (anc: 2/0, child: 6)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 14.78

  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 14.74

  • 論衡同義詞研究 ( LUNHENG TONGYI 2004) p. 39

  • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 1.660

  • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 4.512

  • Using Chinese Synonyms ( GRACE ZHANG 2010) p. 204

  • Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the Other Italic Languages ( DE VAAN 2008) p.

    aestas 'summer' [f. t] (P1.+)

    Derivatives: aes his, -us 'heat; fervor; swell (of the sea)' (Naev.+); aesiivus 'of

    summer, summery' (P1.+), aestivare 'to spend the summer' (Varro+).

  • 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典 ( HONG CHENGYU 2009) p. 17

  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 14.76

  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 14.77

  • Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography ( ROBERTS 1998) p. 789

    • Words (23 items)

    夏  xià OC: ɡraas MC: ɦɣɛ 257 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • nsummer
    • n(post-N.)adSin the summer (of the contextually determinate year) NB: when followed, as often, by 四月 the reference is to the fourth month of the lunar year, NOT of the summer.
    • nadNsummerly, summer-
    • nadSgenerally: in summer
    • nadVin the manner appropriate to the summer season
    • nadVin summerLZ
    • npost-N.adS其夏
    時  shí OC: ɡljɯ MC: dʑɨ 29 Attributions

    The general term for a season is shí 時, and the primary seasons are chūn 春 and qiū 秋, in Warring States times the names of the Four Seasons became current.

      Syntactic words
    • nab(.post-N)proper time seasonDS
    • nab.post-NX season, season of/for N; 瓜時 "melon season"TW
    • nab.post-V{NUM}timeseason; periods of time as defined by the official calendar
    • nabpluralthe four seasons, the changing seasonsCH
    • nadNseasonable, seasonal 時雨 "seasonal rain"
    • vt(oN)indicate the season for a contextually determinate event
    冬  dōng OC: tuuŋ MC: tuo̝ŋ 17 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • nwinter
    • n(post-N.)adSin the winter (of that contextually determinate year.
    • nadNwintery (day)
    • nadSin winter
    • nadVin a wintery manner, in the manner appropriate to winter
    • nadVin winterLZ
    春  chūn OC: thjun MC: tɕhʷin 11 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Epithet: 風/WIND The dominant word for wind is fēng 風.
    • Epithet: 氣/COSMIC FORCE The most general term for physical principles operative in the dynamics of natural processes is qì 氣.

      Syntactic words
    • nspring 一春
    • nadNbelonging to spring
    • nadSgenerally: in spring
    • nadVtimein spring
    秋  qiū OC: tshiw MC: tshɨu 11 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Epithet: 毫/HAIR Háo 毫 refers to long, fine hair on animals.
    • Epithet: 氣/COSMIC FORCE The most general term for physical principles operative in the dynamics of natural processes is qì 氣.

      Syntactic words
    • nautumn
    • n(post-N.)adSduring the autumn of that year
    • nadNcharacterised by an atmosphere of autumn
    • nadSgenerally: in autumn
    • nadVtimein autumn
    時節  shí jié OC: ɡljɯ tsiiɡ MC: dʑɨ tset 7 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPseason
    • NPtimeproper regular fixed season
    四時  sì shí MC: sijH dzyi OC: plids ɡljɯ 6 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NP{vadN}metaphysicalthe four seasonsLZ
    天  tiān OC: lʰiin MC: then 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabfeatureseasonal conditions, including weather conditions
    夏日  xià rì MC: haeH nyit OC: ɡraas mljiɡ 2 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • NPabsummertimeCH
    • NPadSin summerLZ
    冬日  dōng rì MC: towng nyit OC: tuuŋ mljiɡ 2 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • NPadSin winterCH
    春  chūn OC: thjun MC: tɕhʷin
    暮春  mù chūn OC: maaɡs thjun MC: muo̝ tɕhʷin 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabtimeend of spring
    小寒  xiǎo hán MC: sjewX han OC: smewʔ ɡaan 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabSmall cold, one of the 24 seasonsCW
    秋分  qiū fèn MC: tshjuw pjun OC: tshiw bɯns 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPautumnCH
    黃泉  huáng quán OC: ɡʷaaŋ dzon MC: ɦɑŋ dziɛn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPnonreferentialsubterranean springs
    大寒  dà hán MC: dajH han OC: daads ɡaan 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabGreat cold, one of the 24 seasonsCW
    春分  chūn fèn MC: tsyhwin pjun OC: thjun bɯns 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPspringCH
    立春  lì chūn OC: ɡ-rub thjun MC: lip tɕhʷin 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPfirst two weeks of spring
    春秋  chūn qiū MC: tsyhwin tshjuw OC: thjun tshiw 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPadVaccording to the seasons of the year, in particular seasons of the yearLZ
    立秋  lì qiū MC: lip tshjuw OC: ɡ-rub tshiw 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPbeginning of springCH
    冬至  dōng zhì MC: towng tsyijH OC: tuuŋ kljiɡs 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabWinter solsticeCW
    孟春  mèng chūn OC: mraaŋs thjun MC: mɣaŋ tɕhʷin 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPadNfirst (month) of spring
    季  jì OC: kʷids MC: ki 0 Attributions

    Jì 季 refers to the last month of each season.

      Syntactic words
    • nlast month of each season
    節  jié OC: tsiiɡ MC: tset 0 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Contrast: 時/SEASON The general term for a season is shí 時, and the primary seasons are chūn 春 and qiū 秋, in Warring States times the names of the Four Seasons became current.
    • Assoc: 期/PERIOD

      Syntactic words
    • nabtimeproper time