Definition

1. Noun:
   • The Beginning of Spring: "Lập xuân" is the specific solar term in the traditional East Asian lunisolar calendar that marks the official commencement of the spring season.
   • A Seasonal Node: It denotes the precise astronomical moment when the sun reaches the celestial longitude of 315 degrees, typically occurring between February 3rd and 5th in the Gregorian calendar.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Hôm nay là tiết Lập xuân. (Today is the Beginning of Spring solar term.)
  • Lập xuân thường rơi vào đầu tháng Hai. (The Beginning of Spring usually falls in early February.)
  • Sau Lập xuân, thời tiết bắt đầu ấm dần lên. (After the Beginning of Spring, the weather starts to get warmer.)

Advanced Usage

• "Tiết Lập xuân": The full term "Tiết Lập xuân" is often used to explicitly refer to it as a climatic period or solar term within the 24-term system.
  • Tiết Lập xuân là một trong 24 tiết khí. (The Beginning of Spring is one of the 24 solar terms.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mùa xuân (n): Spring (the season).

  • Mùa xuân là mùa của muôn hoa đua nở. (Spring is the season of blooming flowers.)

• Tiết khí (n): Solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the lunisolar calendar).

  • Âm lịch chia năm thành 24 tiết khí. (The lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms.)

Synonyms

• Start of Spring: The commencement of the spring season.
• Spring Commences: A direct translation of the term's meaning.

Related Cultural Concepts

• First day of spring: While similar, "Lập xuân" is a culturally specific term tied to the East Asian calendar, not simply the vernal equinox.
• One of the 24 Solar Terms: "Lập xuân" is the first term in the cycle of 24 solar terms that structure the traditional agricultural year.