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小滿

简小满 · 繁小滿

Mandarin · pinyin Xiǎo mǎn

Xiaoman or Lesser Full Grain, 8th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣 21st May-5th June

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
滿: mǎn · fill; full, satisfied
满: mǎn · fill; full, satisfied

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3–3 · Xiao3 man3

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siu2 mun5

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Lesser Fullness of Grain (8th of the 24 solar terms)
the day marking the beginning of the 8th solar term (May 20, 21, or 22) when the winter wheat, down the previous autumn, is filling out its ears

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