彌月

Chinese

		full; to fill	moon; month
trad. (彌月)		彌	月
simp. (弥月)		弥	月

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): míyuè

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧˊ ㄩㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): nei⁴ jyut^6-2, mei⁴ jyut^6-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: míyuè
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˊ ㄩㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: míyuè
  - Wade–Giles: mi²-yüeh⁴
  - Yale: mí-ywè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miyueh
  - Palladius: миюэ (mijue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: nei⁴ jyut^6-2, mei⁴ jyut^6-2
  - Yale: nèih yút, mèih yút
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nei⁴ jyt^9-2, mei⁴ jyt^9-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: néi⁴ yud^6-2, méi⁴ yud^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nei̯²¹ jyːt̚²⁻³⁵/, /mei̯²¹ jyːt̚²⁻³⁵/

Verb

彌月

(of a baby) to turn one month old
(literary) to complete one month
(literary, of a foetus) to complete the months of gestation
- 彌月不遲、是生后稷、降之百福。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
  弥月不迟、是生后稷、降之百福。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Míyuè bù chí, shì shēng Hòujì, jiàng zhī bǎi fú. [Pinyin]
  Immediately, when her months were fulfilled, she gave birth to Houji; on him were conferred all blessings.

Synonyms

(to turn one month old): 滿月／满月 (mǎnyuè)

Derived terms

彌月酒／弥月酒 (míyuèjiǔ)

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