大暑

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	heat; hot weather; summer heat
simp. and trad. (大暑)		大	暑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): Dàshǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄨˇ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): Da⁴ su³

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ syu²
• Gan (Wiktionary): tai⁵ xy³
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Thai-chhú

  (Hailu, HRS): tai^˖ chu^ˊ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): tai⁴ cu³

• Jin (Wiktionary): da³ su²
• Northern Min (KCR): Duōi-sṳ̿
• Eastern Min (BUC): Duâi-*sṳ̄
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): dua⁵ sy³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Tāi-sú / Tāi-sír / Tāi-sí / Tōa-sú / Tōa-sí

  (Teochew, Peng'im): dua⁷ su²

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶da-sy
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): da⁴ xy³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Dàshǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Dàshǔ
    • Wade–Giles: Ta⁴-shu³
    • Yale: Dà-shǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dahshuu
    • Palladius: Дашу (Dašu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: Da⁴ su³
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: Dasu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ta²¹³ su⁵³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ syu²
    • Yale: daaih syú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ sy²
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ xu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² syː³⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: tai⁵ xy³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰai¹¹ ɕy²¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Thai-chhú
    • Hakka Romanization System: tai cu^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: tai⁴ cu³
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰu³¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: tai^˖ chu^ˊ
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰai³³ t͡ʃʰu²⁴/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: tai⁴ cu³
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰu³¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: da³ su²
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /ta⁴⁵ su⁵³/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Duōi-sṳ̿
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tuɛ⁵⁵ sy³³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Duâi-*sṳ̄
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tuai²⁴²⁻⁵³ sy³³/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: dua⁵ sy³ [Phonetic: dua⁵ ly³]
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Duā-sṳ̂
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tua²¹ ^(ɬ-)ly⁴⁵³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: dua⁵ sy³ [Phonetic: dua⁵ ly³]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tua²¹ ^(ɬ-)ly³³²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tāi-sú
    • Tâi-lô: Tāi-sú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: daixsuo
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tai³³⁻²¹ su⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tai²²⁻²¹ su⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tai³³⁻¹¹ su⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tāi-sír
    • Tâi-lô: Tāi-sír
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tai⁴¹⁻²² sɯ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tāi-sí
    • Tâi-lô: Tāi-sí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: daixsie
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tai²²⁻²¹ si⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tōa-sú
    • Tâi-lô: Tuā-sú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doaxsuo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tua²²⁻²¹ su⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tōa-sí
    • Tâi-lô: Tuā-sí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doaxsie
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tua²²⁻²¹ si⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: dua⁷ su²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tuā sú
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tua¹¹ su⁵²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶da-sy
    • MiniDict: da^去 sy
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³da-sr
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /da²² sz̩⁴⁴/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: da⁴ xy³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ta̠⁴⁵ ɕy⁴¹/

Proper noun

大暑

1. Dashu; Greater Heat (12th of the 24 solar terms)
2. the day marking the beginning of the 12th solar term (July 22, 23, or 24) in the midst of the three "fu" (伏) or ten-day periods when the heat is greatest

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (大暑):

• → Japanese: 大暑(たいしょ) (taisho)
• → Korean: 대서(大暑) (daeseo)
• → Vietnamese: Đại thử (大暑)

See also

• 二十四節氣／二十四节气 (Èrshísì Jiéqì, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: 立春 (Lìchūn)、雨水 (yǔshuǐ)、驚蟄／惊蛰 (Jīngzhé)、春分 (Chūnfēn)、清明 (qīngmíng)、穀雨／谷雨 (Gǔyǔ)
  • Summer: 立夏 (Lìxià)、小滿／小满 (Xiǎomǎn)、芒種／芒种 (mángzhòng)、夏至 (xiàzhì)、小暑 (Xiǎoshǔ)、大暑 (Dàshǔ)
  • Autumn: 立秋 (Lìqiū)、處暑／处暑 (Chǔshǔ)、白露 (báilù)、秋分 (Qiūfēn)、寒露 (Hánlù)、霜降 (Shuāngjiàng)
  • Winter: 立冬 (Lìdōng)、小雪 (xiǎoxuě)、大雪 (dàxuě)、冬至 (dōngzhì)、小寒 (Xiǎohán)、大寒 (Dàhán)

References

• “大暑”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
• “Entry #2292”, in 臺灣客語辭典 [Dictionary of Taiwan Hakka] (overall work in Chinese and Hakka), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2022.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	暑
たい Grade: 1	しょ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
大暑 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たいしょ [táꜜìshò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) たいしょ [tàíshó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠iɕo̞]

Proper noun

大(たい)暑(しょ) • (Taisho) ^{←たいしよ (Taisyo)?}

1. Greater Heat (12th of the 24 solar terms)

See also

• 二(に)十(じゅう)四(し)節(せっ)気(き) (Nijūshi Sekki, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: 立(りっ)春(しゅん) (Risshun), 雨(う)水(すい) (Usui), 啓(けい)蟄(ちつ) (Keichitsu), 春(しゅん)分(ぶん) (Shunbun), 清(せい)明(めい) (Seimei), 穀(こく)雨(う) (Kokuu)
  • Summer: 立(りっ)夏(か) (Rikka), 小(しょう)満(まん) (Shōman), 芒(ぼう)種(しゅ) (Bōshu), 夏(げ)至(し) (Geshi), 小(しょう)暑(しょ) (Shōsho), 大(たい)暑(しょ) (Taisho)
  • Autumn: 立(りっ)秋(しゅう) (Risshū), 処(しょ)暑(しょ) (Shosho), 白(はく)露(ろ) (Hakuro), 秋(しゅう)分(ぶん) (Shūbun), 寒(かん)露(ろ) (Kanro), 霜(そう)降(こう) (Sōkō)
  • Winter: 立(りっ)冬(とう) (Rittō), 小(しょう)雪(せつ) (Shōsetsu), 大雪(たいせつ) (Taisetsu), 冬(とう)至(じ) (Tōji), 小(しょう)寒(かん) (Shōkan), 大寒(だいかん) (Daikan)

Korean

Hanja in this term
大	暑

Noun

大暑 • (daeseo) (hangeul 대서)

1. hanja form^? of 대서

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
大	暑

Proper noun

大暑

1. chữ Hán form of Đại thử.

See also

• Hai mươi tư tiết khí (𠄩𨒒四節氣, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: Lập xuân (立春)、Vũ thủy (雨水)、Kinh trập (驚蟄)、Xuân phân (春分)、Thanh minh (清明)、Cốc vũ (穀雨)
  • Summer: Lập hạ (立夏)、Tiểu mãn (小滿)、Mang chủng (芒種)、Hạ chí (夏至)、Tiểu thử (小暑)、Đại thử (大暑)
  • Autumn: Lập thu (立秋)、Xử thử (處暑)、Bạch lộ (白露)、Thu phân (秋分)、Hàn lộ (寒露)、Sương giáng (霜降)
  • Winter: Lập đông (立冬)、Tiểu tuyết (小雪)、Đại tuyết (大雪)、Đông chí (冬至)、Tiểu hàn (小寒)、Đại hàn (大寒)