孟夏

Chinese

		eldest brother	summer
simp. and trad. (孟夏)		孟	夏

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Mèngxià

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Mèngxià
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Menqshiah
  - IPA ^(key): /mɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯a̠⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: maang⁶ haa⁶
  - Yale: maahng hah
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maang⁶ haa⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: mang⁶ ha⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /mɑːŋ²² hɑː²²/

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

On’yomi
- IPA^(key): [mo̞ːka̠]

Noun

孟夏 (hiragana もうか, rōmaji mōka)

beginning of summer
fourth month of the lunar calendar

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