hạ

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Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from . Doublet of . Compare xe and xa, chè and trà. Also compare Japanese go-on reading (ge) and kan-on reading (ka) of the same Chinese word.

Noun[edit]

hạ

  1. (literary) summer
    Synonym:
    xuân hạ thu đông
    spring, summer, fall and winter
Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Seasons in Vietnamese · bốn mùa (four seasons) (layout · text) · category
xuân (spring) , hạ (summer) thu (fall; autumn) đông (winter)

Etymology 2[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Verb[edit]

hạ

  1. to lower
    Antonym: nâng
  2. to bring down, to take down
    bắn hạto shoot down
  3. (in a competition) to defeat
  4. (card games) to play (a card)
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Derived terms