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夏季

夏季

Chinese

		summer; Xia (proper name)	season; period
simp. and trad. (夏季)		夏	季

Noun

夏季

(season) summer

Japanese

Kanji in this term
夏	季
か Grade: 2	き Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

夏季 ‎(hiragana かき, romaji kaki)

(season) summer

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiàjì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ gwai³
Min Nan (POJ): hā-kùi / hēe-kùi / hē-kùi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiàjì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahjih
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯a̠⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa⁶ gwai³
  - Yale: hah gwai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ gwai³
  - IPA ^(key): /hɑː²² kʷɐi̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hā-kùi
  - Tâi-lô: hā-kuì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: haxkuix
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ha⁴¹⁻²² kui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ha³³⁻¹¹ kui¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ha³³⁻²¹ kui²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ha²²⁻²¹ kui²¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hēe-kùi
  - Tâi-lô: hēe-kuì
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɛ²²⁻²¹ kui²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hē-kùi
  - Tâi-lô: hē-kuì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hexkuix
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /he⁴¹⁻²² kui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /he²²⁻²¹ kui²¹/