长不过五月，短不过十月長不過五月，短不過十月長不過五月，短不過十月

no longer than the fifth month, no shorter than the tenth month

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: In the lunar year, daytime is longest in the fifth month and shortest in the tenth. It is a farmers' observation.

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Simplified: 长不过五月，短不过十月
Traditional (Taiwan): 長不過五月，短不過十月
Pinyin: cháng búguò wǔyuè, duǎn búguò shíyuè
Pinyin (Taiwan): zhǎng búguò wǔyuè, duǎn búguò shíyuè
Bopomofo: ㄓㄤˇ ㄅㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄨˇ ㄩㄝˋ，ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄕˊ ㄩㄝˋ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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