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Entry·pron. wǔ
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“The seventh of the twelve Earthly Branches; noon or midday; the period from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; the fifth solar month; the year of the Horse.”
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Taiwan rank
#671
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- 下午ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇafternoon; the time from noon until evening; p.m.
- 上午ㄕㄤˋ ㄨˇmorning; the period from early morning until noon; in Taiwan, sometimes from midnight to noon
- 中午ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨˇnoon; midday; the middle of the day, around 12 o'clock in the daytime.
- 午餐ㄨˇ ㄘㄢlunch; midday meal; the main meal eaten around noon.
- 午後ㄨˇ ㄏㄡˋafternoon; the time after noon; the period from noon onward
- 端午節ㄉㄨㄢ ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊDragon Boat Festival; traditional holiday on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, marked by dragon boat races, eating zongzi (sticky rice dumplings), and customs to ward off disease and evil spirits.
- 午夜ㄨˇ ㄧㄝˋmidnight; the middle of the night; 12 o'clock at night.
- 端午ㄉㄨㄢ ㄨˇthe fifth day of the fifth lunar month; Dragon Boat Festival; Duanwu Festival
- 下午茶ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇ ㄔㄚˊafternoon tea; light afternoon meal with tea or coffee; social gathering or break in the afternoon
- 午飯ㄨˇ ㄈㄢˋlunch; the midday meal; food eaten around noon.
- 午休ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄡmidday rest; noon break; lunch break
- 正午ㄓㄥˋ ㄨˇnoon; twelve o'clock in the daytime; midday
- 午睡ㄨˇ ㄕㄨㄟˋafternoon nap; short sleep taken around midday
- 甲午ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄨˇsexagenary cycle year with heavenly stem jia and earthly branch wu; specifically the 1894 Sino-Japanese War
- 昨午ㄗㄨㄛˊ ㄨˇyesterday noon; yesterday afternoon
- 甲午戰爭ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄨˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄓㄥ1894 Sino-Japanese War; Qing-China conflict with Japan over Korea, ending in Qing defeat and the Treaty of Shimonoseki
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