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Updated on Dec 22, 2023

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Traditional Chinese 穀雨 Literal meaning grain rain Bopomofo ㄍㄨˇ ㄧㄩˇ		Simplified Chinese 谷雨 Hanyu Pinyin gǔ yǔ Vietnamese alphabet cốc vũ

The traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms. Gǔyǔ, Kokuu, Gogu, or Cốc vũ is the 6th solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 30° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 45°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 30°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around April 20 and ends around May 5.

Pentads

Each solar term can be divided into 3 pentads (候). They are: first pentad (初候), second pentad (次候) and last pentad (末候). Pentads in Guyu include:

China

First pentad: 萍始生, 'Duckweed begins to sprout'.

Second pentad: 鳴鳩拂其羽, 'Nahath shakes off wings'.

Last pentad: 戴勝降于桑, 'Cuckoo perches in mulberry trees'.

Japan

First pentad: Ashi hajimete shōzu (葭始生), 'Reed begins to bud'.

Second pentad: Shimo yamite nae izuru (霜止出苗), 'Frost ends and rice seedlings to grow'.

Last pentad: Botan hanasaku (牡丹華), 'Peony blooms'.

References

Guyu Wikipedia

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