Yu-shui (Globe Language) (noun) 雨水(Chinese): 2nd solar term (Rain water), literally in Chinese “Yu” 雨 = rain, “shui” 水 = water.
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In ancient Chinese calendar also known as “agriculture calendar”, Yu-shui is one of the 24 Chinese solar terms which later spread to many Asian countries. Yu-shui is the 2nd solar term and the second intercalating month (middle). Yu-shui begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 330° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 345°. Yu-shui more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 330°. In Gregorian calendar, Yu-shui United usually begins around 18 February (19 February East Asia time) and ends around 5 March. Yu-shui indicates that precipitation begins and the rainfall gradually increases. Yu-shui has two layers of meaning. First, the weather is getting warmer and the amount of precipitation is gradually increasing. Second, in the form of precipitation, we are getting less snow, and we are getting more rainfall.
In ancient China, Yu-shui was divided into three periods of 15 days: “In the first period 獭祭鱼, otters began to fish; In the second five days 鸿雁来, geese began to fly back north from the south; during the third period 草木萌动, fresh buds of trees and flowers began to emerge. Since then, the earth has gradually begun to show a thriving scene.