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夏 (haa6) — a dynasty in Chinese history (2205-1782 B.C.) in Cantonese

haaˍ₆夏
Mandarin Pinyin: xia4

Meaning of 夏

nouna dynasty in Chinese history (2205-1782 B.C.)
noungreat; grand; big; spacious
nouna big house; mansion
nounCathay, the ancient name of China
nounsummer

Example Sentences with 夏

jatˉ¹一ninˎ₄年zungˉ¹中ngoˏ₅我zeoi˗₃最oi˗₃愛haaˍ₆夏tin1.天。
I love summer most of the year.
haaˍ₆夏tinˉ¹天houˊ²好doˉ¹多janˎ₄人louˍ₆露bui3.背。
Many people go backless in summer.
haaˍ₆夏tinˉ¹天sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日daaˊ²打cit˗₃赤le1.肋。
Often shirtless in summer.
haiˊ²喺gongˉ¹江haaˍ₆夏zaamˍ₆站lokˍ₆落ceˉ¹車
Get off at Jiangxia Station.
ngoˏ₅我haiˊ²喺gongˉ¹江haaˍ₆夏zaamˍ₆站dangˊ²等janˎ₄人
I'm waiting for someone at Jiangxia Station.
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Words Containing 夏

夏令haa6 ling6
summer season, summertime, summer time
夏令時間haa6 ling6 si4 gaan3
daylight-saving time; summer time
仲夏zung6 haa6
midsummer, the second month of summer
夏至菌haa6 zi3 kwan2
a type of fungus which grows on the trunk of the lychee tree | also 荔枝菌, 雞縱菌
夏季haa6 gwai3
summer; summertime; summer season
夏天haa6 tin1
summer | [粵]: also 熱天
夏禮輔循環haa6 lai5 fu6 ceon4 waan4
Krebs cycle; Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle; Citric Acid Cycle
夏佳理haa6 gaai1 lei5
Ronald Joseph Archulli, former chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Non-official Members Convenor of the Executive Council of Hong Kong and a senior partner at King & Wood Mallesons
夏爐冬扇haa6 lou4 dung1 sin3
describes wasted and ineffective efforts when doing things not according to the needs; literally: stove in summer and fan in winter
夏至haa6 zi3
the summer solstice, 10th of the 24 solar terms 21st June-6th July
夏枯草haa6 fu1 cou2
common selfheal plant; prunella vulgaris
夏曆haa6 lik6
the traditional Chinese lunar calendar

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