中夏

Chinese

		middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	summer; Xia (proper name)
trad. (中夏)		中	夏
simp. #(中夏)		中	夏

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zhōngxià

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngxià
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongsià
    • Wade–Giles: Chung¹-hsia⁴
    • Yale: Jūng-syà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jongshiah
    • Palladius: Чжунся (Čžunsja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

Proper noun

中夏

1. (literary) China

   • 目中夏而布德，瞰四裔而抗稜。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     目中夏而布德，瞰四裔而抗棱。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1st century CE, Ban Gu, 東都賦

     Mù Zhōngxià ér bù dé, kàn sìyì ér kàngléng. [Pinyin]

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   • 法流中夏，自法顯始也。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     法流中夏，自法显始也。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: Li Daoyuan, Commentary on the Water Classic, 386-534 CE

     Fǎ liú Zhōngxià, zì Fǎ Xiǎn shǐ yě. [Pinyin]

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2. (literary) Central Plain

   • 昔三方之王也，魏人據中夏，漢氏有岷益，吳制荊揚而奄交廣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     昔三方之王也，魏人据中夏，汉氏有岷益，吴制荆扬而奄交广。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 3rd cenutry CE, Lu Ji, 辯亡論下

     Xī sān fāng zhī wáng yě, Wèi rén jù Zhōngxià, Hàn shì yǒu Mín Yì, Wú zhì Jīng Yáng ér yǎn Jiāo Guǎng. [Pinyin]

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Noun

中夏

1. (literary) midsummer; height of summer