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啟蟄

简启蛰 · 繁啟蟄

Mandarin · pinyin Qǐ zhé

Waking from Hibernation
old variant of 驚蟄 Jīng zhé, Insects Wake, 3rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣 èr shí sì jié qi 6th-20th March

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启: qǐ · open; begin, commence; explain
蛰: zhé · to hibernate

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