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春生，夏長，秋收，冬藏

简春生，夏长，秋收，冬藏 · 繁春生，夏長，秋收，冬藏

Mandarin · pinyin chūn shēng , xià zhǎng , qiū shōu , dōng cáng

sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)

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春: chūn · spring; wanton
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
夏: xià · summer; great, grand, big
長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
秋: qiū · autumn, fall; year
收: shōu · gather together, collect; harvest
冬: dōng · winter, 11th lunar month
藏: cáng · hide, conceal; hoard, store up
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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