Chinese

Proper noun

立冬

1. The first day of winter (one of the solar terms)

See also

• 二十四節氣／二十四节气 (Èrshísì Jiéqì, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: 立春 (Lìchūn)、雨水 (yǔshuǐ)、驚蟄／惊蛰 (Jīngzhé)、春分 (Chūnfēn)、清明 (qīngmíng)、穀雨／谷雨 (Gǔyǔ)
  • Summer: 立夏 (Lìxià)、小滿／小满 (Xiǎomǎn)、芒種／芒种、夏至 (xiàzhì)、小暑 (Xiǎoshǔ)、大暑
  • Autumn: 立秋 (Lìqiū)、處暑／处暑、白露 (Báilù)、秋分 (qiūfēn)、寒露、霜降
  • Winter: 立冬、小雪 (xiǎoxuě)、大雪 (dàxuě)、冬至 (dōngzhì)、小寒 (Xiǎohán)、大寒

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA^(key): [ɾit̚to̞ː]

Proper noun

立冬 ‎(hiragana りっとう, romaji Rittō)

1. The first day of winter (one of the solar terms)

Vietnamese

Proper noun

立冬

1. Hán tự form of lập đông, “The first day of winter (one of the solar terms)”