小满，二十四节气中的第八个节气，也是夏季的第二个节气。民谚云：“小满小满，江河渐满”。北方天气渐热，南方雨水频降。丰收在望，日渐繁茂。

Grain Buds, the eighth solar term of the twenty-four traditional Chinese solar terms, is also the second solar term of summer. A saying about rain during this time mentions, "A heavy rainfall makes the river full." The weather warms up in the north and rain becomes more frequent in the south. A bountiful harvest is in sight as things grow ever lusher by the day.

（来源：大江网）