What does 4: 08 mean?

Four seasons and eight seasons: four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. Eight solar terms: beginning of spring, Spring Equinox, Long Summer, Summer Solstice, beginning of autumn, Autumn Equinox, beginning of winter and Winter Solstice. Generally refers to each solar term throughout the year.

Pronunciation: sì shí bā jié.

Source:

1, Tang Ma's "Yilin" volume 1 quotes "Sui Chaozi": "Ghosts and gods are four seasons and eight festivals to discipline people."

2. Tang Du Fu's poem "Four Brothers Short Song": "Four seasons and eight quarters, still polite, women worship their brothers, wives and men."

Use: combined; As subject, object and attribute; It refers to the season.

The meaning of solar terms The twenty-four solar terms are special festivals in China calendar to express natural rhythm changes and establish "December construction". They can accurately reflect the change of natural rhythm, contain a long cultural connotation and historical accumulation, and are an important part of the long history and culture of the Chinese nation. The "twenty-four solar terms" are beginning of spring, rain, fright, vernal equinox, Qingming, Grain Rain, Changxia, Xiaoman, Busy, Summer Solstice, Xiaoshu, beginning of autumn, Chushu, Bailu, Autumnal Equinox, Cold Dew, Early Frost, beginning of winter, Light Snow, Winter Solstice, Slight Cold and Severe Cold. "

Four point one year old, three months in spring, summer, autumn and winter, two solar terms and twenty-four solar terms per month. Among them, beginning of spring is the first solar term among the 24 solar terms and the first solar term in spring, which means that a new round of cycle has begun. Great cold is the last of the 24 solar terms, which means the weather is extremely cold. After the great cold, a new cycle will begin.