How do you say twenty-four solar terms in English? Netizens laughed and said: "Four or six levels can be used"

At the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the countdown performance with the theme of "Li Chun" was stunning, and the countdown with 24 numbers representing the "twenty-four solar terms" was very unique, and many netizens praised it at the same time laughingly: "Quickly take the small book and write it down, the fourth and sixth level exams can be used." ”

The "twenty-four solar terms" are the knowledge system and social practice formed by Chinese by observing the annual movement of the sun and recognizing the changing laws of the seasons, climate, and phenology of the year.

UNESCO has inscribed China's "Twenty-Four Solar Terms" on unesco's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

The English expressions of "twenty-four solar terms" in order are:

立春 the Beginning of Spring

Rain Water

惊蛰 the Waking of Insects

The Spring Equinox

Qingming Pure Brightness

Grain Rain

立夏 the Beginning of Summer

Small full grain full

芒种 Grain in Ear

夏至 the Summer Solstice

Slight Heat

Great Heat

立秋 the Beginning of Autumn

处暑the Limit of Heat

White Dew

The Autumnal Equinox

Cold Dew

Frost's Descent

立冬 the Beginning of Winter

Slight Snow

Heavy snow Great Snow

Winter Solstice

Slight Cold

Great Cold

Author: Wang Xiaoli

Editor: Zhou Minxian

Editor-in-Charge: Xiaofang Xing

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