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立春

Mandarin · pinyin Lì chūn

Lichun or Beginning of Spring, 1st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣 èr shí sì jié qi 4th-18th February

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立: lì · stand; let stand; establish, set
春: chūn · spring; wanton

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4–1 · Li4 chun1

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lap6 ceon1

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The "Beginning of Spring", the first of the twenty-four solar terms, around February 3rd, 4th, or 5th, marking the first day of spring according to the Chinese calendar.

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