尝新 (嘗新) chángxīn

chángxīn verb to taste new offerings
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditionally, to taste the items of the new harvest in the first month of fall, after a ritual (Guoyu '嘗新'; Mathews 1931 '嘗新', p. 26)

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  • Scroll 1 Sutra on Seven Places and Three Subjects for Contemplation (Qi Chu San Guan Jing) 七處三觀經 — count: 1