孟夏

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Chinese

		eldest brother	summer
trad. (孟夏)		孟	夏
simp. ^#(孟夏)		孟	夏

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Mèngxià

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maang⁶ haa⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Mèngxià
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Mèngsià
  - Wade–Giles: Mêng⁴-hsia⁴
  - Yale: Mèng-syà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Menqshiah
  - Palladius: Мэнся (Mɛnsja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: maang⁶ haa⁶
  - Yale: maahng hah
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maang⁶ haa⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: mang⁶ ha⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːŋ²² haː²²/

Proper noun

孟夏

(archaic) The "First Month of Summer", the fourth month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

Synonyms

麥月／麦月, 清和 (Qīnghé), 初夏 (chūxià), 桐夏, 余月, 梅月 (Méiyuè), 純月／纯月

See also

Month of the Year:
- Previous: 桃月 (Táoyuè)
- Next: 榴月 (Liúyuè)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
孟	夏
もう Jinmeiyō	か Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Noun

孟(もう)夏(か) • (mōka)

beginning of summer
fourth month of the traditional Japanese calendar
Synonym: 卯月 (uzuki)

Coordinate terms: 孟春, 仲春, 季春, 孟夏, 仲夏, 季夏, 孟秋, 仲秋, 季秋, 孟冬, 仲冬, 季冬

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