WEATHER    天氣

SITUATION IN-RELATION-TO TEMPERATURE, RAIN, SUNSHINE ETC. IN a PLACE.
CLIMATEFORECASTOUTLOOKMETEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONSCLIMATEATMOSPHERIC PRESSURETEMPERATURECLIME
Old Chinese Criteria
There is no commonly used general concept for the weather in pre-Buddhist Chinese. The closest we come is perhaps qì 氣 as in ZUO 天有六氣, but consider the whole passage: 天有六氣， (In the same way) there are six heavenly influences, 降生五味， which descend and produce the five tastes, 發為五色， go forth in the five colours, 徵為五聲。 and are verified in the five notes; 淫生六疾。 but when they are in excess, they produce the six diseases. 六氣曰陰、陽、風、雨、晦、明也， Those six influences are denominated the yin, the yang, wind, rain, obscurity, and brightness. 分為四時， In their separation, they form the four seasons; 序為五節， in their order, they form the five (elementary) terms. 過則為菑： When any of them is in excess, there ensues calamity. 陰淫寒疾， An excess of the yin leads to diseases of the cold; 陽淫熱疾， of the yang, to diseases of heat; 風淫末疾， of wind, to diseases of the extremities; 雨淫腹疾， of rain, to diseases of the belly; 晦淫惑疾， of obscurity, to diseases of delusion; 明淫心疾。 of brightness to diseases of the mind.
Modern Chinese Criteria
氣候 天候 氣象 天氣 天 天道 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • THUNDER　The WEATHER SITUATION where there is an INTENSELY LOUD SOUND in the SKY. (anc: 7/0, child: 0)
  • LIGHTNING　The WEATHER condition constituted by flashes of lightning. (anc: 7/0, child: 0)
Hypernym
  • SITUATION　RELATION in which MANY HUMANS, FEATURES OR THINGS EXIST TOGETHER OR INTERACT. (anc: 5/0, child: 11)
  • RELATION　FEATURE of TWO OR MORE THINGS TOGETHER. (anc: 4/0, child: 15)
  • FEATURE　ABSTRACT OBJECT a THING is SAID to BE OR to HAVE. (anc: 3/0, child: 19)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 1.78

    • Words (6 items)

    歲  suì OC: sqʷads MC: siɛi 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nseasonal weather; time of year
    氣  qì OC: khɯds MC: khɨi 3 Attributions

    There is no commonly used general concept for the weather in pre-Buddhist Chinese. The closest we come is perhaps qì 氣 as in ZUO

      Syntactic words
    • nmweather as constituted by the conditions of the air
    天  tiān OC: lʰiin MC: then 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabweather
    為氣  wéi qì OC: ɢʷal khɯds MC: ɦiɛ khɨi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabsituationthe way the air is, the nature of the vital energies of the world> weather
    時和  shí hé MC: dzyi hwa OC: ɡljɯ ɡool 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPito experience proper weather so that one can have a good harvest in the end (XUN)LZ
    陰雨  yīn yǔ MC: 'im hjuX OC: qrɯm ɢʷraʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPcloudy and rainy weatherDS