autumn trial (judicial hearing of capital cases during Ming and Qing)
autumn levy (tax on harvest)
sowing in autumn (for a crop in spring)
fall harvest; autumn harvest; to reap
autumn scenery; harvest season
new down (fine feather); (fig.) the small thing
limpid autumn waters (trad. description of girl's beautiful eyes)
autumn ripples; (fig.) luminous eyes of a woman; amorous glance
autumn outing; autumn excursion
ripening in autumn (of crops)
autumn dryness disease (TCM)
(history) a hunting party
colors of autumn; autumn scenery
okra (Hibiscus esculentus); lady's fingers
autumn exam (triennial provincial exam during Ming and Qing)
autumn exam (triennial provincial exam during Ming and Qing)
autumn frost; (fig.) white hair as sign of old age
autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale); meadow saffron
hot spell during autumn; Indian summer
okra (Hibiscus esculentus); lady's fingers
clear and refreshing autumn weather
second month of autumn; 8th month of the lunar calendar
early autumn; 7th month of the lunar calendar
a thousand years; your birthday (honorific)
spring and autumn; four seasons; year; age (of a person); annals (used in book titles); Spring and Autumn Annals (chronicle of Lu State, 722-481 BC); Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)
okra (Hibiscus esculentus); lady's fingers
jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡); fig. spotless white and pure; flawless person
troubled times; eventful period
to both share the limelight; to both have an equal share of
(lit.) seeing clearly the downy feather of autumn (idiom, from Mencius); fig. sensitive to the finest detail; to distinguish right and wrong with acuity; omniscient
the four seasons; spring, summer, autumn and winter
(bird species of China) smew (Mergellus albellus)
(bird species of China) common merganser (Mergus merganser)
(bird species of China) red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator)
(lit.) short-lived cicada does not know the seasons; fig. to see only a small piece of the big picture