| 冬 | 1342A45 92.50 | 部居  | 畫數 5 | ㄉㄨㄥ [dong1] | ||
| N. | The winter: 冬月 winter months; 冬日 winter days; 冬日可愛 welcome winter sun, (allu.) a man's kindly temperament, opp. 夏日可畏 oppressive summer sun; 冬藏，冬儲 provisions of food for winter; 冬暖夏涼 cool in summer and warm in winter (of place); 冬溫夏清 (pr. [jing4]) son's duty of keeping the parents warm in winter and cool in summer. | |||||
| Words | 1. 冬青 [dong1qing1], n., (bot.) long stalk holly, Ilex pedunculosa; 冬青科 (bot.) aquifoliaceae. 2. 冬蟲夏草 [dong1chong2xia4cao3], n., (bot.) a parasitic low-type fungus, Cordyceps Robertii, which spawns in insect's body, appearing in summer as part of plant－hence its name. 3. 冬瓜 [dong1gua1], n., Chin. wax gourd, winter melon. 4. 冬烘 [dong1hong1], adj., bigoted, pedantic: 冬烘秀才 shallow village schoolmaster, a pedant; hence 頭腦冬烘 badly read and extremely bigoted, die hard, ultra-conservative. 5. 冬節 [dong1jie2], n., winter solstice. 6. 冬季 [dong1ji4], n., winter season. 7. 冬至 [dong1zhi4], n., winter solstice; 冬至線 the Tropic of Capricorn; 冬至點 winter solstice. 8. 冬葵 [dong1kui2], n., (bot.). cluster mallow, Malva verticillata. 9. 冬眠 [dong1mian2], n., hibernation. 10. 冬筍 [dong1sun3], n., an edible bamboo shoot. 11. 冬天 [dong1tian1], n., winter. 12. 冬子月 [dong1zi0yUe4], n., eleventh month of lunar calendar. 13. 冬芽 [dong1ya2], n., winter bud in cold lands with protective tissue. | |||||