初夏

Chinese

		initial; first; beginning initial; first; beginning; junior; basic	summer; Xia (proper name)
simp. and trad. (初夏)		初	夏

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chūxià

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄒㄧㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): co¹ haa⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhû-ha

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chūxià
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄒㄧㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chushiah
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ɕi̯a̠⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: co¹ haa⁶
  - Yale: chō hah
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tso¹ haa⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: co¹ ha⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ hɑː²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhû-ha
  - Hakka Romanization System: cu´ ha
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cu¹ ha⁴
  - IPA: /t͡sʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ ha⁵⁵/

Noun

初夏

early summer (generally)

Proper noun

初夏

(archaic) The fourth month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

Synonyms

梅月 (Méiyuè), 麥月／麦月, 清和 (Qīnghé), 桐夏, 余月, 孟夏 (Mèngxià), 純月／纯月

Japanese

Kanji in this term
初	夏
しょ Grade: 4	か Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

初夏 (hiragana しょか, rōmaji shoka)

beginning of summer

Related terms

夏 (なつ) (natsu): summer
晩 (ばん)夏 (か) (banka): end of summer

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