Mawu akuti "Grain in Ear" ndi mawu achisanu ndi chinayi oyendera dzuwa m'mawu 24 achi China. Mawu akuti “mang” amatanthauza kukolola mbewu zokhala ndi mphesa, monga

balere, tirigu, etc.; “mbewu” ikutanthauza kufesa mbewu za mapira. Kukolola m'chilimwe ndi kubzala m'chilimwe zonse zinachitika panthawiyi, choncho

aulimi watsopano wayamba.

Poyerekeza ndi mawu asanu ndi atatu oyambirira a dzuwa, mvula nthawi ya awn ikuwonjezekabe, ndipo malo apakati ndi otsika a

Mtsinje wa Yangtze watsala pang'ono kulowa munyengo yamvula.

Mvula ya Plum, yomwe nthawi zambiri imachitika mu June ndi Julayi, imanena za nyengo yayitali yamvula kapena mitambo. Izi zimachitika kuti

nthawi yoti plums zipse, zomwe zimafotokoza chiyambi cha dzina lake. Plum Rains ndi nthawi yabwino yolima mpunga, masamba ndi zipatso.