夏至

Chinese

		summer	extremity
simp. and trad. (夏至)		夏	至

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàzhì

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ zi³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ha-chṳ
• Min Dong (BUC): hâ-cé
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): hā-chì / hē-chì / hēe-chì

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hê⁷ zi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiàzhì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahjyh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàjhìh
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: haa⁶ zi³
    • Yale: hah ji
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ dzi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ ji³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /häː²² t͡siː³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ha-chṳ
    • Hakka Romanization System: ha zii
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ha⁴ zi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ha⁵⁵ t͡sɨ⁵⁵/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: hâ-cé
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ha²⁴²⁻⁵³ ^(t͡s-)ʒɛi²¹³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hā-chì
    • Tâi-lô: hā-tsì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: haxcix
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ha⁴¹⁻²² t͡ɕi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ha²²⁻²¹ t͡ɕi²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ha³³⁻¹¹ t͡ɕi¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ha³³⁻²¹ t͡ɕi²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hē-chì
    • Tâi-lô: hē-tsì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hexcix
    • IPA (Taipei): /he³³⁻¹¹ t͡ɕi¹¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /he⁴¹⁻²² t͡ɕi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /he²²⁻²¹ t͡ɕi²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /he³³⁻²¹ t͡ɕi²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hēe-chì
    • Tâi-lô: hēe-tsì
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɛ²²⁻²¹ t͡ɕi²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hê⁷ zi³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hē tsì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /he¹¹ t͡si²¹³/

Noun

夏至

1. summer solstice (one of the solar terms, around June 21st)

Synonyms

• 北至
• 夏節／夏节

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (夏至):

• → Japanese: 夏至(げし) (geshi)
• → Korean: 하지 (夏至, haji)

See also

• 二十四節氣／二十四节气 (Èrshísì Jiéqì, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: 立春 (Lìchūn)、雨水 (yǔshuǐ)、驚蟄／惊蛰 (Jīngzhé)、春分 (Chūnfēn)、清明 (qīngmíng)、穀雨／谷雨 (Gǔyǔ)
  • Summer: 立夏 (Lìxià)、小滿／小满 (Xiǎomǎn)、芒種／芒种 (mángzhòng)、夏至 (xiàzhì)、小暑 (Xiǎoshǔ)、大暑 (Dàshǔ)
  • Autumn: 立秋 (Lìqiū)、處暑／处暑 (Chǔshǔ)、白露 (báilù)、秋分 (Qiūfēn)、寒露 (Hánlù)、霜降 (Shuāngjiàng)
  • Winter: 立冬 (Lìdōng)、小雪 (xiǎoxuě)、大雪 (dàxuě)、冬至 (dōngzhì)、小寒 (Xiǎohán)、大寒 (Dàhán)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
夏	至
げ Grade: 2	し Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
  • IPA^(key): [ɡe̞ɕi]

Proper noun

夏至(げし) • (Geshi) 

1. summer solstice

See also

• 二(に)十(じゅう)四(し)節(せっ)気(き) (Nijūshi Sekki, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: 立(りっ)春(しゅん) (Risshun)、雨(う)水(すい) (Usui)、啓蟄(けいちつ) (Keichitsu)、春(しゅん)分(ぶん) (Shunbun)、清明(せいめい) (Seimei)、穀(こく)雨(う) (Kokuu)
  • Summer: 立(りっ)夏(か) (Rikka)、小(しょう)満(まん) (Shōman)、芒種(ぼうしゅ) (Bōshu)、夏至(げし) (Geshi)、小(しょう)暑(しょ) (Shōsho)、大暑(たいしょ) (Taisho)
  • Autumn: 立(りっ)秋(しゅう) (Risshū)、処暑(しょしょ) (Shosho)、白(はく)露(ろ) (Hakuro)、秋(しゅう)分(ぶん) (Shūbun)、寒(かん)露(ろ) (Kanro)、霜降(そうこう) (Sōkō)
  • Winter: 立冬(りっとう) (Rittō)、小(しょう)雪(せつ) (Shōsetsu)、大雪(たいせつ) (Taisetsu)、冬(とう)至(じ) (Tōji)、小(しょう)寒(かん) (Shōkan)、大寒(だいかん) (Daikan)

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
夏	至

Proper noun

夏至

1. Hán tự form of hạ chí (“summer solstice”).