立夏

Chinese

		set up; to stand	summer; Xia (proper name)
trad. (立夏)		立	夏
simp. #(立夏)		立	夏

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): Lìxià

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): Ni² xia⁴

• Cantonese (Jyutping): laap⁶ haa⁶
• Gan (Wiktionary): lit⁶ ha⁵
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Li̍p-ha

  (Meixian, Guangdong): lib⁶ ha³

• Jin (Wiktionary): lieh⁴ xia³
• Northern Min (KCR): Lì-hā
• Eastern Min (BUC): Lĭk-hâ
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Li̍p-hē / Li̍p-hēe / Li̍p-hā

  (Teochew, Peng'im): lib⁸ hê⁷

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸liq-gho
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): li⁶ xia⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Lìxià
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Lìsià
    • Wade–Giles: Li⁴-hsia⁴
    • Yale: Lì-syà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Lihshiah
    • Palladius: Лися (Lisja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: Ni² xia⁴
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: Lixia
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni²¹ ɕia²¹³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: laap⁶ haa⁶
    • Yale: laahp hah
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laap⁹ haa⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: lab⁶ ha⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːp̚² haː²²/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: lit⁶ ha⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lit̚⁵ ha¹¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Li̍p-ha
    • Hakka Romanization System: lib ha
    • Hagfa Pinyim: lib⁶ ha⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /lip̚⁵ ha⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: lib⁶ ha³
    • Sinological IPA: /lip̚⁵ ha³¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: lieh⁴ xia³
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /liəʔ² ɕia⁴⁵/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Lì-hā
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁴² xa⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Lĭk-hâ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃iʔ⁵⁻²¹ hɑ²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Li̍p-hē
    • Tâi-lô: Li̍p-hē
    • Phofsit Daibuun: libhe
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lip̚²⁴⁻² he⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /lip̚⁴⁻³² he³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lip̚⁴⁻³² he²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Li̍p-hēe
    • Tâi-lô: Li̍p-hēe
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hɛ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Li̍p-hā
    • Tâi-lô: Li̍p-hā
    • Phofsit Daibuun: libha
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lip̚²⁴⁻² ha⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: lib⁸ hê⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: li̍p hē
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lip̚⁴⁻² he¹¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁸liq-gho
    • MiniDict: lih^入 gho
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵liq-hho
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /liɪʔ¹¹ ɦo²³/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: li⁶ xia⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²⁴ ɕi̯a̠²¹⁻¹¹/

Proper noun

立夏

1. first day of summer, beginning of summer (one of the solar terms, around May the 5th, 6th, or 7th)

Synonyms

• (Puxian Min, Zhenan Min) 交夏

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (立夏):

• → Japanese: 立夏(りっか) (rikka)
• → Korean: 립하(立夏) (ripha), 입하(立夏) (ipha)

See also

• 二十四節氣／二十四节气 (Èrshísì Jiéqì, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: 立春 (Lìchūn)、雨水 (yǔshuǐ)、驚蟄／惊蛰 (Jīngzhé)、春分 (Chūnfēn)、清明 (qīngmíng)、穀雨／谷雨 (Gǔyǔ)
  • Summer: 立夏 (Lìxià)、小滿／小满 (Xiǎomǎn)、芒種／芒种 (mángzhòng)、夏至 (xiàzhì)、小暑 (Xiǎoshǔ)、大暑 (Dàshǔ)
  • Autumn: 立秋 (Lìqiū)、處暑／处暑 (Chǔshǔ)、白露 (báilù)、秋分 (Qiūfēn)、寒露 (Hánlù)、霜降 (Shuāngjiàng)
  • Winter: 立冬 (Lìdōng)、小雪 (xiǎoxuě)、大雪 (dàxuě)、冬至 (dōngzhì)、小寒 (Xiǎohán)、大寒 (Dàhán)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
立	夏
りつ > りっ Grade: 1	か Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) りっか [ríꜜkkà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) りっか [rìkká] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲik̚ka̠]

Proper noun

立(りっ)夏(か) • (Rikka) ^{←りつか (Rituka)?}

1. First day of summer, beginning of summer (one of the solar terms)
2. a female given name

See also

• 二(に)十(じゅう)四(し)節(せっ)気(き) (Nijūshi Sekki, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: 立(りっ)春(しゅん) (Risshun), 雨(う)水(すい) (Usui), 啓(けい)蟄(ちつ) (Keichitsu), 春(しゅん)分(ぶん) (Shunbun), 清(せい)明(めい) (Seimei), 穀(こく)雨(う) (Kokuu)
  • Summer: 立(りっ)夏(か) (Rikka), 小(しょう)満(まん) (Shōman), 芒(ぼう)種(しゅ) (Bōshu), 夏(げ)至(し) (Geshi), 小(しょう)暑(しょ) (Shōsho), 大(たい)暑(しょ) (Taisho)
  • Autumn: 立(りっ)秋(しゅう) (Risshū), 処(しょ)暑(しょ) (Shosho), 白(はく)露(ろ) (Hakuro), 秋(しゅう)分(ぶん) (Shūbun), 寒(かん)露(ろ) (Kanro), 霜(そう)降(こう) (Sōkō)
  • Winter: 立(りっ)冬(とう) (Rittō), 小(しょう)雪(せつ) (Shōsetsu), 大雪(たいせつ) (Taisetsu), 冬(とう)至(じ) (Tōji), 小(しょう)寒(かん) (Shōkan), 大寒(だいかん) (Daikan)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
立	夏

Proper noun

立夏

1. chữ Hán form of Lập hạ (“first day of summer, beginning of summer (one of the solar terms”).