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大夏

Mandarin · pinyin Dà xià

Han Chinese name for an ancient Central Asia country

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
夏: xià · summer; great, grand, big

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4–4 · Da4 xia4

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noun · Etymology 1

(historical) a type of dance originating in the Zhou dynasty or earlier
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 大廈 /大厦 (dàshà)

name · Etymology 1

Xia dynasty
Xia (Sixteen Kingdoms)
(alt-of, alternative, name) Alternative name for 西夏 (Xī Xià).

noun · Etymology 2

summer

name · Etymology 3

Bactria

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