







敬授民时 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to respectfully impart the calendar or almanac to the people, ensuring they are aware of seasonal changes and agricultural timings, thus preventing delays in farming; to officially issue the calendar to the populace to guide their farming activities”. Literally, “Respectfully impart seasons to the people”.

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Open the tool →敬授民时 (jìng shòu mín shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to respectfully impart the calendar or almanac to the people, ensuring they are aware of seasonal changes and agricultural timings, thus preventing delays in farming; to officially issue the calendar to the populace to guide their farming activities”.
敬授民时 is pronounced jìng shòu mín shí in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 敬授民时 means “Respectfully impart seasons to the people”. It is used to mean “to respectfully impart the calendar or almanac to the people, ensuring they are aware of seasonal changes and agricultural timings, thus preventing delays in farming; to officially issue the calendar to the populace to guide their farming activities”.
指将历法付予百姓,使知时令变化,不误农时。后以之指颁布历书。同“敬授人时”。