日中

Chen Taiqiu and his friend agreed to meet and travel together; they agreed to meet at noon.

Liu Yiqing (editor), A New Account of the Tales of the World, 5ᵗʰ century CE

陳太丘與友期行，期日中。

陈太丘与友期行，期日中。

(Eastern Min, Jianyang Northern Min) daytime

/ʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

/nˡiʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ touŋ⁵⁵/

/ʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

/nˡiʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ touŋ⁵⁵/


日中

Japan and China; (attributive) Japanese-Chinese

/ʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/


日中

日中関係

日中共同声明

日中経済協会

[ɲ̟it̚t͡ɕɨː]

日 (“Japan”) + 中 (“China”) or blend of 日本 (Nihon, Nippon, “Japan”) + 中国 (Chūgoku, “China”)


日中

[ɲ̟it̚t͡ɕɨː]

From Sinitic 日中. Date of borrowing unknown.


日中

Compound of 日 (hi, “day”) + 中 (naka, “middle”).