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Jyutping haa6
Pinyin xià

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. summer
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. summer/grand/name of a Chinese dynasty/Chinese/China/a surname
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、專名

    surname
  2. 名詞、專名
    朝代​名
    Xia Dynasty
  3. 語素
    夏天
    summer
    • 炎夏
      炎夏
      jim4 haa6
      the extremely hot summer
    • 《仲夏夜之夢》
      《仲夏夜之梦》
      zung6 haa6 je6 zi1 mung6
      A Midsummer Night's Dream
    • 夏令
      夏令
      haa6 ling6
      summer time; summer
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. summer
  2. great, grand, big
  3. Cangjie Input
    MUHE

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Jyutping gaa2
Pinyin xià

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
  2. Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432)
  3. surname Xia
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. a ferule for punishing pupils
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    威尼斯的圣马可广场在夏季总是挤满了游客。
    威尼斯的聖馬可廣場在夏季總是擠滿瞭遊客。
    wēi ní sī de shèng mǎ kě guǎng chǎng zài xià jì zǒng shì jǐ mǎn liǎo yóu kè 。
    • St Mark's Square in Venice is always swarming with tourists in the summer.
  2. Mandarin
    整个夏天,我们在那里过得很愉快。
    整個夏天,我們在那裏過得很愉快。
    zhěng gè xià tiān , wǒ men zài nà lǐ guò de hěn yú kuài 。
    • We spent happy days there all the summer.
  3. Mandarin
    我们整个夏天都和他们待在一起。
    我們整個夏天都和他們待在一起。
    wǒ men zhěng gè xià tiān dōu hé tā men dài zài yī qǐ 。
    • We stayed with them all through the summer.
  4. Mandarin
    这里的夏天很潮湿,另外,冬天很干燥。
    這裏的夏天很潮濕,另外,鼕天很乾燥。
    zhè lǐ de xià tiān hěn cháo shī , lìng wài , dōng tiān hěn qián zào 。
    • It gets very humid here in the summer. In the winter, on the other hand, it gets very dry.
  5. Mandarin
    你已经去过夏威夷了吗?
    你已經去過夏威夷瞭嗎?
    nǐ yǐ jīng qù guò xià wēi yí liǎo ma ?
    • Have you ever been to Hawaii?
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    今个夏天你谂住去边度玩呀?
    今個夏天你諗住去邊度玩呀?
    gam1 go3 haa6 tin1 nei5 nam2 zyu6 heoi3 bin1 dou6 wun6 aa3 ?
    • Where do you want to go this summer?
  2. Cantonese
    我今个夏天谂住踩单车环游欧洲。
    我今個夏天諗住踩單車環遊歐洲。
    ngo5 gam1 go3 haa6 tin1 nam2 zyu6 caai2 daan1 ce1 waan4 jau4 au1 zau1 。
    • I'll travel across Europe by bicycle this summer.
  3. Cantonese
    我阿爸阿妈今个夏天谂住送我去波士顿探我啲表兄弟姊妹。
    我阿爸阿媽今個夏天諗住送我去波士頓探我啲表兄弟姊妹。
    ngo5 aa3 baa1 aa3 maa1 gam1 go3 haa6 tin1 nam2 zyu6 sung3 ngo5 heoi3 bo1 si6 deon2 taam3 ngo5 di1 biu2 hing1 dai6 zi2 mui6 。
    • My mother and father are sending me to Boston for the summer to visit my cousins.
  4. Cantonese
    夏天佢唔一定去法国。
    夏天佢唔一定去法國。
    haa6 tin1 keoi5 m4 jat1 ding6 heoi3 faat3 gwok3 。
    • She doesn't always take a trip to France in summer.
  5. Cantonese
    日本夏天好热。
    日本夏天好熱。
    jat6 bun2 haa6 tin1 hou2 jit3 。
    • In Japan, it's very hot in the summer.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我最怕香港夏天,又湿又热。
    我最怕香港夏天,又濕又熱。
    ngo5 zeoi3 paa3 hoeng1 gong2 haa6 tin1, jau6 sap1 jau6 jit6.
    • I hate summers in Hong Kong; they're wet and hot.
  2. Cantonese
    圣经话阿当同夏娃系人类嘅始祖。
    聖經話阿當同夏娃係人類嘅始祖。
    sing1 ging1 waa6 aa3 dong1 tung4 haa6 waa1 hai6 jan4 leoi6 ge3 ci2 zou2.
    • According to the Bible, Adam and Eve are the primogenitors of mankind.
  3. Cantonese
    做咩夏天买个暖炉返嚟?都唔等使嘅。
    做咩夏天買個暖爐返嚟?都唔等使嘅。
    zou6 me1 haa6 tin1 maai5 go3 nyun5 lou4 faan1 lai4? dou1 m4 dang2 sai2 ge3.
    • Why did you buy us a heater in summer? It is completely useless.
  4. Cantonese
    炎夏
    炎夏
    jim4 haa6
    • the extremely hot summer
    • hot summer
  5. Cantonese
    啲蝉开始叫,我谂夏天就快到。
    啲蟬開始叫,我諗夏天就快到。
    di1 sim4 hoi1 ci2 giu3, ngo5 nam2 haa6 tin1 zau6 fai3 dou3。
    • The cicadas have started to sing. I think summer is coming soon.