立夏
lì​xià

Beginning of Summer

  • created sense approved 立夏 · lì​xià · Beginning of Summer — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    立夏

    lì​xià

    Beginning of Summer

    Lixia or Beginning of Summer, the 7th of the [[二十四节气|二十四節氣|er4 shi2 si4 jie2 qi4]], falling around May 6th; it is traditionally considered the start of summer in China.

    立 (literal) → 立 · lì · to establish 夏 (literal) → 夏 · xià · summer

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