驚蟄

See also: 惊蛰

Chinese

		to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm	hibernate
trad. (驚蟄)		驚	蟄
simp. (惊蛰)		惊	蛰
Literally: “awakening of insects”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): Jīngzhé, Jīngzhí

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓㄜˊ, ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓˊ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): Jin¹ zi⁴

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ging¹ zik⁶ / ging¹ zat⁶
• Gan (Wiktionary): jin¹ 'zet⁶
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Kiâng-chhṳt

  (Meixian, Guangdong): giang¹ ced⁶

• Jin (Wiktionary): jing¹ zah⁵
• Northern Min (KCR): Géng-tì
• Eastern Min (BUC): Gĭng-dĭk
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Keng-ti̍p / Keng-tia̍k / Kiⁿ-ti̍t / Keⁿ-ti̍t / Keⁿ-ta̍t

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gêng¹ dêg⁸

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹cin-zeq
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): jin¹ zhr⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Jīngzhé
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jingjhé
    • Wade–Giles: Ching¹-chê²
    • Yale: Jīng-jé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jingjer
    • Palladius: Цзинчжэ (Czinčžɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Jīngzhí
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jingjhíh
    • Wade–Giles: Ching¹-chih²
    • Yale: Jīng-jŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jingjyr
    • Palladius: Цзинчжи (Czinčži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: Jin¹ zi⁴
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: Ginz
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ging¹ zik⁶ / ging¹ zat⁶
    • Yale: gīng jihk / gīng jaht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ging¹ dzik⁹ / ging¹ dzat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ging¹ jig⁶ / ging¹ zed⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚²/, /kɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐt̚²/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: jin¹ 'zet⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁴² ˈt͡sɛt̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kiâng-chhṳt
    • Hakka Romanization System: giang^ˊ ciid^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: giang¹ cid⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯aŋ²⁴ t͡sʰɨt̚²/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: giang¹ ced⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /kiaŋ⁴⁴ t͡sʰət̚⁵/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: jing¹ zah⁵
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕiŋ¹¹ t͡saʔ⁵⁴/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Géng-tì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /keiŋ⁵⁴ tʰi⁴²/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Gĭng-dĭk
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiŋ⁵⁵ ^(t-)niʔ⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Keng-ti̍p
    • Tâi-lô: King-ti̍p
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kengdip
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tip̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Keng-tia̍k
    • Tâi-lô: King-tia̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kengdiak
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɪŋ³³ tiak̚²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kiⁿ-ti̍t
    • Tâi-lô: Kinn-ti̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kvi'dit
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tit̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Keⁿ-ti̍t
    • Tâi-lô: Kenn-ti̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kve'dit
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² tit̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ tit̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Keⁿ-ta̍t
    • Tâi-lô: Kenn-ta̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kve'dat
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² tat̚¹²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gêng¹ dêg⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: keng te̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /keŋ³³⁻²³ tek̚⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹cin-zeq
    • MiniDict: cin^平 zeh
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹jin-zeq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ zəʔ²¹/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: jin¹ zhr⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /t͡ɕin³³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /t͡ɕin³³ t͡sz̩²⁴/

Proper noun

驚蟄

1. Jingzhe, the "Waking of Insect", the third of the twenty-four solar terms, around March 5th, 6th, or 7th, when nature reawakens after the winter sleep

Coordinate terms

• 二十四節氣／二十四节气 (Èrshísì Jiéqì, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: 立春 (Lìchūn)、雨水 (yǔshuǐ)、驚蟄／惊蛰 (Jīngzhé)、春分 (Chūnfēn)、清明 (qīngmíng)、穀雨／谷雨 (Gǔyǔ)
  • Summer: 立夏 (Lìxià)、小滿／小满 (Xiǎomǎn)、芒種／芒种 (mángzhòng)、夏至 (xiàzhì)、小暑 (Xiǎoshǔ)、大暑 (Dàshǔ)
  • Autumn: 立秋 (Lìqiū)、處暑／处暑 (Chǔshǔ)、白露 (báilù)、秋分 (Qiūfēn)、寒露 (Hánlù)、霜降 (Shuāngjiàng)
  • Winter: 立冬 (Lìdōng)、小雪 (xiǎoxuě)、大雪 (dàxuě)、冬至 (dōngzhì)、小寒 (Xiǎohán)、大寒 (Dàhán)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (驚蟄):

• → Japanese: 啓蟄(けいちつ) (Keichitsu)
• → Korean: 경칩(驚蟄) (gyeongchip)
• → Vietnamese: Kinh trập (驚蟄)