hạ

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 夏. Doublet of hè. Compare xe and xa, chè and trà. Also compare Japanese go-on reading げ (ge) and kan-on reading か (ka) of the same Chinese word.

Noun

hạ

  1. (literary) summer
    Synonym: hè
    xuân hạ thu đông
    spring, summer, fall and winter
Derived terms

See also

Seasons in Vietnamese · bốn mùa (“four seasons”) (layout · text) · category
xuân (“spring”) hè, hạ (“summer”) thu (“fall; autumn”) đông (“winter”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 下.

Verb

hạ

  1. to lower
    Antonym: nâng
  2. to bring down, to take down
    bắn hạ ― to shoot down
  3. (in a competition) to defeat
  4. (card games) to play (a card)
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