"Grain Full"(Xiaoman)is the second solar term of summer. It falls on May 20 on the Gregorian calendar [ɡrɪˌɡɔːriən ˈkælɪndər] this year.In North China, Man means the fullness of grain,and Xiao(small)Man means that the grains are growing full but are not yet at their fullest.In South China, this solar term indicates [ˈɪndɪkeɪts] an abundance of rain. At this time of year,as it gets hotter, the temperature difference between the south and north narrows and the rainfall increases gradually.
小满是夏季的第二个节气，今年是公历5月20日。在中国的北方，“满”是指谷物饱满，小满的意思是谷物已经长得很饱了，但还没有到最饱的时候。在中国南方，这个节气表示雨水充沛。每年的这个时候，随着天气越来越热，南北温差缩小,降雨量逐步增加。Today is Grain Full(Xiaoman), the most wise solar term in China. In the 24 solar terms, there is Great Heat after Slight Heat, Heavy snow after Slight Snow, and Great Cold after Slight Cold. But after Grain Full, there is no “Grain Fullest".Chinese people often say that Full is easy to damage, full is overflow, too much is not good. And the Grain Full(Xiaoman), will be full, everything is just right.Can be seen in the heart of the Chinese people, Grain Full(Xiaoman) is the best state of life.今天小满，是中国最有智慧的节气。二十四节气里，小暑之后有大暑，小雪之后有大雪，小寒之后有大寒。但小满之后，没有大满。中国人常说满易招损，水满则溢，太多太过都不好。而小满，将满未满，一切恰到好处。可见在中国人心中，小满才是人生最好的状态。