初秋
初秋 chū qiū ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧㄡ co1 cau1
- early autumn
- 7th month of the lunar calendar
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More words with these characters
初
秋
- 秋天 qiū tiān ㄑㄧㄡ ㄊㄧㄢ cau1 tin1 autumn
- 秋季 qiū jì ㄑㄧㄡ ㄐㄧˋ cau1 gwai3 autumn
- 中秋节中秋節 Zhōng qiū jié ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄝˊ zung1 cau1 zit3 the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month
- 中秋 Zhōng qiū ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄡ zung1 cau1 the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month
- 仲秋 zhòng qiū ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄡ zung6 cau1 second month of autumn
- 千秋 qiān qiū ㄑㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄡ cin1 cau1 a thousand years
Idioms with these characters
- 初出茅庐初出茅廬 chū chū máo lú ㄔㄨ ㄔㄨ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ co1 ceot1 maau4 lou4 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
- 初露头角初露頭角 chū lù tóu jiǎo ㄔㄨ ㄌㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ co1 lou6 tau4 gok3 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
- 悔不当初悔不當初 huǐ bù dāng chū ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄤ ㄔㄨ fui3 bat1 dong1 co1 to regret one's past deeds (idiom)
- 情窦初开情竇初開 qíng dòu chū kāi ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄡˋ ㄔㄨ ㄎㄞ cing4 dau6 co1 hoi1 first awakening of love (usually of a girl) (idiom)
- 暗送秋波 àn sòng qiū bō ㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄛ am3 sung3 cau1 bo1 to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
- 冰壶秋月冰壺秋月 bīng hú qiū yuè ㄅㄧㄥ ㄏㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄩㄝˋ bing1 wu2 cau1 jyut6 jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡); fig. spotless white and pure
- 春秋大梦春秋大夢 chūn qiū dà mèng ㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄥˋ ceon1 cau1 daai6 mung6 grand dreams
- 多事之秋 duō shì zhī qiū ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕˋ ㄓ ㄑㄧㄡ do1 si6 zi1 cau1 (idiom) troubled times; eventful period
- 各有千秋 gè yǒu qiān qiū ㄍㄜˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄡ gok3 jau5 cin1 cau1 each has its own merits (idiom)