冬至

Chinese

winter extremity
simp. and trad.
(冬至)

Pronunciation


Noun

冬至

  1. winter solstice (one of the solar terms, around the 22nd of December)
    冬至快樂冬至快乐  ―  dōngzhì kuàilè  ―  Happy Dongzhi

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (冬至):
  • Japanese: 冬至(とうじ) (tōji)
  • Korean: 동지(冬至) (dongji)

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
とう
Grade: 2
し > じ
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(とう)() • (tōji

  1. winter solstice

See also

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

冬至 • (dongji) (hangeul 동지)

  1. hanja form? of 동지 (winter solstice)

See also

  • 이십사절기(二十四節氣) (Isipsajeolgi, The twenty-four solar terms):
    • Spring: 입춘(立春) (Ipchun), 우수(雨水) (Usu), 경칩(驚蟄) (Gyeongchip), 춘분(春分) (Chunbun), 청명(淸明) (Cheongmyeong), 곡우(穀雨) (Gogu)
    • Summer: 입하(立夏) (Ipha), 소만(小滿) (Soman), 망종(芒種) (Mangjong), 하지(夏至) (Haji), 소서(小暑) (Soseo), 대서(大暑) (Daeseo)
    • Autumn: 입추(立秋) (Ipchu), 처서(處暑) (Cheoseo), 백로(白露) (Baengno), 추분(秋分) (Chubun), 한로(寒露) (Hallo), 상강(霜降) (Sanggang)
    • Winter: 입동(立冬) (Ipdong), 소설(小雪) (soseol), 대설(大雪) (Daeseol), 동지(冬至) (Dongji), 소한(小寒) (Sohan), 대한(大寒) (Daehan)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

冬至

  1. chữ Hán form of đông chí (winter solstice)

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