four seasons and eight solar terms
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s ì sh í B ā Ji é, which means all solar terms in a year. It comes from the book "a short song to the fourth brother" and "Yilin" in Volume I of "Sui Chao Zi".
Idiom explanation
Four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter; eight festivals: Spring equinox, summer solstice, autumn equinox, winter solstice.
The origin of Idioms
In Tang Dynasty, the first volume of general manager Ma's Yilin quoted the Sui chaozi: "ghosts and gods are the four seasons and eight festivals, and they educate people by discipline." The poem "a short song to my fourth brother" written by Du Fu in Tang Dynasty says: "women worship their younger brother, while men worship their younger brother."
Idiom usage
It refers to the season.
Chinese PinYin : sì shí bā jié
four seasons and eight solar terms
kill without spilling blood. shā rén bù jiàn xuè
wait for the right price to sell. dài jiǎ ér gū
be able to penetrate deeply into all things. shuǐ jīng dēng lóng
loosen one's purse strings generously. kāng kǎi jiě náng
staunch through trials and tribulations. jiān kǔ zhuó jué