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春分

Mandarin · pinyin Chūn fēn

Chunfen or Spring Equinox, 4th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣 21st March-4th April

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春: chūn · spring; wanton
分: fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.

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The fourth of the twenty-four solar terms, around March 20th or 21st, which is on the spring equinox.

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