春生，夏长，秋收，冬藏 in English chun1 sheng1 , xia4 zhang3 , qiu1 shou1 , dong1 cang2 Meaning

Meanings

  • sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

春 生 ， 夏 长 ， 秋 收 ， 冬 藏

Traditional Characters

春 生 ， 夏 長 ， 秋 收 ， 冬 藏

Pinyin

chun1 sheng1 , xia4 zhang3 , qiu1 shou1 , dong1 cang2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

春chun1old variant of 春[chun1] 生sheng1to be born ， 夏xia4the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC 长zhang3length ， 秋qiu1surname Qiu 收shou1to receive ， 冬dong1winter 藏cang2Tibet