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午
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Definitions
- 1. 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse
- 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)
Example Sentences
1 shown2月28號下 午 3點怎麼樣?
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Words Containing 午
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, by Claude Debussy based on poem by Stéphane Mallarmé
to have a nap
Year 7, year of the Horse (e.g. 2002)
luncheon
to take a nap
Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)
lunch
morning
noon
nineteenth year I7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2002 or 2062
forty-third year C7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1966 or 2026
midday
afternoon
the Greenwich meridian
siesta
towards noon; just before midday
lunch
First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95)
fifty-fifth year E7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1978 or 2038
morning
Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of 5th lunar month)
lunch banquet
afternoon
midnight
thirty-first year A7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1954 or 2014
seventh year G7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1990 or 2050
(dialect) morning
meridian
the first meridian
noon
noon break
see 端午節|端午节[duān wǔ jié]
Good afternoon!
canned luncheon meat
(literary) noon
afternoon tea (light afternoon meal, typically pastries with tea or coffee)