日中

日中

1. (literary or dialectal) noon

   • 陳太丘與友期行，期日中。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     陈太丘与友期行，期日中。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: Liu Yiqing (editor), A New Account of the Tales of the World, 5^th century CE

     Chén Tàiqiū yǔ yǒu qī xíng, qī rìzhōng. [Pinyin]

     Chen Taiqiu and his friend agreed to meet and travel together; they agreed to meet at noon.

2. (literary) equinox
3. (Eastern Min, Jianyang Northern Min) daytime

• (antonym(s) of “Eastern Min: day”): 暝晡 (“night”)

日中

1. Japan and China; (attributive) Japanese–Chinese

日 (“Japan”) +‎ 中 (“China”) or blend of 日本 (Nihon, Nippon, “Japan”) +‎ 中国 (Chūgoku, “China”)

• (Tokyo) にっちゅう [níꜜtchùù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟it̚t͡ɕɨː]

日(にっ)中(ちゅう) • (Nitchū) 

1. (chiefly attributive) Japan and China

   Synonyms: 日華 (Nikka), 中日 (Chūnichi)

   日(にっ)中(ちゅう)関(かん)係(けい)

   Nitchū kankei

   Sino-Japanese relations

   日(にっ)中(ちゅう)共(きょう)同(どう)声(せい)明(めい)

   Nitchū Kyōdō Seimei

   the Japan–China Joint Communiqué

   日(にっ)中(ちゅう)経(けい)済(ざい)協(きょう)会(かい)

   Nitchū Keizai Kyōkai

   the Japan–China Economic Association

From Sinitic 日中. Date of borrowing unknown.

• (Tokyo) にっちゅう [nìtchúú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟it̚t͡ɕɨː]

日(にっ)中(ちゅう) • (nitchū) 

1. the daytime, during the day
2. noon, midday

• (daytime): 昼(ひる)間(ま) (hiruma)
• (daytime): 白(はく)昼(ちゅう) (hakuchū)
• (noon): 正(しょう)午(ご) (shōgo)

• 日(にっ)中(ちゅう)行(ぎょう)事(じ) (nitchū gyōji): a daytime event

Compound of 日 (hi, “day”) +‎ 中 (naka, “middle”).

• (Tokyo) ひなか [hìnáká] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [çina̠ka̠]

日(ひ)中(なか) • (hinaka) 

1. the daytime, during the day
2. a half day, half of a day

• (daytime): 昼(ひる)間(ま) (hiruma)
• (daytime): 白(はく)昼(ちゅう) (hakuchū)
• (half day): 半(はん)日(じつ) (hanjitsu)