春生，夏長，秋收，冬藏

春生，夏长，秋收，冬藏
chūnshēng,xiàzhǎng,qiūshōu,dōngcáng
sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)

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Entry Composition

=1 春 chūn old variant of 春 chūn
=1 春 chūn
  1. spring (season)
  2. gay
  3. joyful
  4. youthful
  5. love
  6. lust
  7. life
2 生 shēng
  1. to be born
  2. to give birth
  3. life
  4. to grow
  5. raw
  6. uncooked
  7. student
3 夏 xià summer
4 長 zhǎng
  1. chief
  2. head
  3. elder
  4. to grow
  5. to develop
  6. to increase
  7. to enhance
5 秋收 qiūshōu
  1. fall harvest
  2. to reap
=6 冬 dōng winter
=6 冬 dōng
  1. (onom.) beating a drum
  2. rat-a-tat
7 藏 cáng
  1. to conceal
  2. to hide away
  3. to harbor
  4. to store
  5. to collect