Ch'un-ch'iu

A form of Chunqiu — Synonym of Spring and Autumn.

Meanings

adjectiveCh'un-ch'iu (not comparable)

alternative Chun-chiu · alternative Chunchiu

  1. alternativedatednot comparableAlternative form of Chunqiu.
proper noun

alternative Chun-chiu · alternative Chunchiu

  1. alternativedatedAlternative form of Chunqiu.

    References to Kunshan as the “Deer City” can be traced back to the Ch’un-ch’iu or Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history (eighth to fifth centuries B.C.).

    2023 November 7, “Official mascot makes debut at Duke Kunshan”, in Duke Kunshan University, archived from the original on 04 Dec 2023
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    The earliest reliable accounts of Chinese eclipses come from Spring and Autumn Annals (Ch’un-ch’iu), recording eclipses from 772 to 481 BCE, including a total solar eclipse in 709 BCE.

    2017, Mark Littmann, Fred Espenak, “Ancient Efforts to Understand”, in Totality: The Great American Eclipses of 2017 and 2024, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 38

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Mandarin春秋
  2. EnglishCh'un-ch'iu

The Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin 春秋 (Chūnqiū) Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻun¹-chʻiu¹.

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APA

Ch'un-ch'iu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ch'un-ch'iu

MLA

“Ch'un-ch'iu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ch'un-ch'iu. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ch'un-ch'iu,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ch'un-ch'iu.

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