粵

中zung1葉jip6

simp中叶
zung1 jip6zhōng yè

English

  1. mid- (e.g. mid-century)
  2. middle period of a dynasty or century
  3. middle period

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 朝代或者世紀嘅中期

Examples

  • 明中葉

    middle period of Ming Dynasty

  • 十九世紀中葉

    mid-19th century

  • 眾所周知,直到上個世紀中葉日本是一個封建國家。

    It is well known that up to the middle of the last century Japan was a feudal state.

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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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