粵

夏haa6至zi3

haa6 zi3Xià zhì

English

  1. Xiazhi or Summer Solstice, 10th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st June-6th July
  2. summer solstice, also the tenth "solar term" in the Chinese calendar; midsummer

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 二十四節氣之一,排行第十,通常係每年嘅西曆6月21號或22號,係北半球全年日頭最長,夜晚最短嘅一日

Examples

  • 今日夏至,而家七點半,太陽都未落山!

    Today is midsummer. It's 7:30 and the sun still hasn't set!

  • 夏至是一年中,日昼时间最长的一天。

    The Summer Solstice is the day with the longest daytime hours of the year.

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

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