# 二十四節氣
## Chinese

| | | twenty-four; 24 | solar term in the Chinese lunar calendar; season and climate |
| trad. (二十四節氣) | trad. (二十四節氣) | 二十四 | 節氣 |
| simp. (二十四节气) | simp. (二十四节气) | 二十四 | 节气 |

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Èrshísì Jiéqì
    (Zhuyin): ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄑㄧˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ji$^6$ sap$^6$ sei$^3$ zit$^3$ hei$^3$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Ngi-sṳ̍p-si Chiet-hi
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Jī-cha̍p-sì Cheh-khùi / Jī-cha̍p-sì Cheh-khì / Jī-cha̍p-sì Chiat-khì / Lī-cha̍p-sì Choeh-khùi / Lī-cha̍p-sì Chiat-khì
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Èrshísì Jiéqì → Èrshísì Jiéqi (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Zhuyin: ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄑㄧˋ → ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ˙ㄑㄧ (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Èrshíhsìh Jiéci̊
*** Wade–Giles: Êrh$^4$-shih$^2$-ssŭ$^4$ Chieh$^2$-chʻi$^5$
*** Yale: Èr-shŕ-sz̀ Jyé-chi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ellshyrsyh Jye.chih
*** Palladius: Эршисы Цзеци (Eršisy Czeci)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/ → /ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ji$^6$ sap$^6$ sei$^3$ zit$^3$ hei$^3$
*** Yale: yih sahp sei jit hei
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ji$^6$ sap$^9$ sei$^3$ dzit$^8$ hei$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yi$^6$ seb$^6$ séi$^3$ jid$^3$ héi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /jiː²² sɐp̚² sei̯³³ t͡siːt̚³ hei̯³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Ngi-sṳ̍p-si Chiet-hi
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngi siib xi jied$^ˋ$ hi
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ngi$^4$ sib$^6$ xi$^4$ jiad$^5$ hi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋi⁵⁵ sɨp̚⁵ si⁵⁵ t͡si̯et̚² hi⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Jī-cha̍p-sì Cheh-khùi
*** Tâi-lô: Jī-tsa̍p-sì Tseh-khuì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: jixzabsix zehquix
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /zi³³⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² si²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡se(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰui²¹/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Jī-cha̍p-sì Cheh-khì
*** Tâi-lô: Jī-tsa̍p-sì Tseh-khì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: jixzabsix zehqix
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zi²²⁻²¹ t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ si²¹⁻⁵³ t͡se(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Jī-cha̍p-sì Chiat-khì
*** Tâi-lô: Jī-tsa̍p-sì Tsiat-khì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: jixzabsix ciatqix
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zi²²⁻²¹ t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ si²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ kʰi²¹/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lī-cha̍p-sì Choeh-khùi
*** Tâi-lô: Lī-tsa̍p-sì Tsueh-khuì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lixzabsix zoehquix
*** IPA (Xiamen): /li²²⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² si²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰui²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /li³³⁻¹¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² si¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰui¹¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /li⁴¹⁻²² t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sue(ʔ)⁵ kʰui⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lī-cha̍p-sì Chiat-khì
*** Tâi-lô: Lī-tsa̍p-sì Tsiat-khì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lixzabsix ciatqix
*** IPA (Xiamen): /li²²⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² si²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ kʰi²¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /li⁴¹⁻²² t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

### Proper noun

二十四節氣
* the twenty-four solar terms

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 二(に)十(じゅう)四(し)節(せっ)気(き) (nijūshi sekki)

### See also

* 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)
* 七十二候 (Qīshí'èrhòu)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 二 | 十 | 四 | 節 | 氣 |
| に Grade: 1 | じゅう Grade: 1 | し Grade: 1 | せつ > せっ Grade: 4 | き Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi |||||
For pronunciation and definitions of 二十四節氣 – see the following entry. :
| 【二十四節気にじゅうしせっき】 | [proper noun] the twenty-four divisions of the solar year [proper noun] the twenty-four terms used to denote the changing of the seasons |
(This term, 二十四節氣, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :