五月

Chinese

		five	moon; month
simp. and trad. (五月)		五	月

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): wǔyuè

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄩㄝˋ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): wu³ yue²

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): вуйүә (vuyüə, II-I)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ jyut⁶

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): ńg-ngie̍t / ńg-ngia̍t

  (Meixian, Guangdong): n³ ngiad⁶

• Northern Min (KCR): ngù-ngṳè
• Eastern Min (BUC): ngô-nguŏk
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): gǒ͘-ge̍rh / gō͘-ge̍h / gō͘-goe̍h / gǒ͘-ge̍h / gō͘-ge̍rh / gō͘-gēr / gō͘-gōe

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ngou⁶ ghuêh⁸

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶ng-yuq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǔyuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǔyuè
    • Wade–Giles: wu³-yüeh⁴
    • Yale: wǔ-ywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuuyueh
    • Palladius: уюэ (ujue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: wu³ yue²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: uye
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /vu⁵³ ye²¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: вуйүә (vuyüə, II-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /vou⁵¹ yə²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ng⁵ jyut⁶
    • Yale: ńgh yuht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ jyt⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ yud⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ jyːt̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ńg-ngie̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: ng^ˋ ngied
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ng³ ngiad⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋ̍³¹ ŋi̯et̚⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ńg-ngia̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: ng^ˋ ngiad
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ng³ ngiad⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋ̍³¹ ŋi̯at̚⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: n³ ngiad⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /n̩³¹ ŋiat̚⁵/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ngù-ngṳè
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋu⁴² ŋyɛ⁴²/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ngô-nguŏk
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋu²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ŋuoʔ⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gǒ͘-ge̍rh
    • Tâi-lô: gǒo-ge̍rh
    • IPA (Lukang): /ɡɔ³³⁻²² ɡəʔ³⁵/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡɔ²² ɡəʔ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Magong, Hsinchu, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gō͘-ge̍h
    • Tâi-lô: gōo-ge̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goxgeh
    • IPA (Singapore): /ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ ɡeʔ⁴³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ ɡeʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡɔ³³⁻¹¹ ɡeʔ⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Singapore, Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gō͘-goe̍h
    • Tâi-lô: gōo-gue̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goxgoeh
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ ɡueʔ¹²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡɔ³³⁻²¹ ɡueʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Singapore): /ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ ɡueʔ⁴³/
    • IPA (Penang): /ɡɔ²¹ ɡueʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Tainan): /ɡɔ³³⁻¹¹ ɡueʔ⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Philippines, Jinjiang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gǒ͘-ge̍h
    • Tâi-lô: gǒo-ge̍h
    • IPA (Philippines, Jinjiang): /ɡɔ³³⁻²² ɡeʔ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kinmen, Hsinchu, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gō͘-ge̍rh
    • Tâi-lô: gōo-ge̍rh
    • IPA (Singapore): /ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ ɡəʔ⁴³/
    • IPA (Kinmen): /ɡɔ²²⁻¹² ɡəʔ⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Sanxia)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gō͘-gēr
    • Tâi-lô: gōo-gēr
  • (Hokkien: Yilan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gō͘-gōe
    • Tâi-lô: gōo-guē
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goxgoe
    • IPA (Yilan): /ɡɔ³³⁻²¹ ɡue³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ngou⁶ ghuêh⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngŏu gue̍h
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋou³⁵⁻¹¹ ɡueʔ⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶ng-yuq
    • MiniDict: ng^去 yuih
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhngg-hhyq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ŋ̍²² ɦyɪʔ⁴⁴/

Noun

五月

1. May
2. modern name for the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar

Synonyms

• (lunar month): 榴月 (Liúyuè), 蒲月, 仲夏 (zhòngxià), 飄香／飘香, 皋月, 鬱月／郁月, 午 (wǔ)

Derived terms

• 五月披裘
• 五月節／五月节 (Wǔyuèjié)
• 五月花號／五月花号
• 五月茶 (wǔyuè chá)
• 五月風暴／五月风暴 (Wǔyuè Fēngbào)

 

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
五	月
ご Grade: 1	がつ Grade: 1
goon

Alternative spelling
5月

Compound of Middle Chinese-derived elements 五 (go, “five, fifth”) +‎ 月 (gatsu, “month”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ごがつ [góꜜgàtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɡo̞ɡa̠t͡sɨ]

Noun

五(ご)月(がつ) • (gogatsu) ^{←ごぐわつ (gogwatu)?}

1. May

Synonyms

• 五月 (satsuki) (see below)
• 早苗月 (sanaezuki)

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) 一(いち)月(がつ) (ichigatsu), 二(に)月(がつ) (nigatsu), 三(さん)月(がつ) (sangatsu), 四(し)月(がつ) (shigatsu), 五(ご)月(がつ) (gogatsu), 六(ろく)月(がつ) (rokugatsu), 七(しち)月(がつ) (shichigatsu), 八(はち)月(がつ) (hachigatsu), 九(く)月(がつ) (kugatsu), 十(じゅう)月(がつ) (jūgatsu), 十(じゅう)一(いち)月(がつ) (jūichigatsu), 十(じゅう)二(に)月(がつ) (jūnigatsu) ^{(Category: ja:Gregorian calendar months)}

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
五	月
さ Grade: 1	つき Grade: 1
irregular	kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
皐月 (uncommon) 早月 (rare)

五月 (satsuki): the Japanese azalea, Rhododendron indicum

Explained in some sources as a possible contraction of 早苗月 (sanaezuki, another old name for the month of May). However, the initial sa- element appears in many ancient terms relating to the rice plant, making it more likely that the sa- in satsuki is not a contraction. Some sources thus list satsuki instead as a compound of さ (sa, ancient word relating to rice, here referring to the planting season) +‎ 月 (tsuki, “moon; month”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さつき [sàtsúkí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠t͡sɨ̥kʲi]

Noun

五(さ)月(つき) or 五月(サツキ) • (satsuki) 

1. (archaic) the fifth month of the lunar calendar

   Synonym: 早苗月 (sanaezuki)

   Coordinate terms: 睦月, 如月, 弥生, 卯月, 皐月, 水無月, 文月, 葉月, 長月, 神無月, 霜月, 師走

2. (poetic) May

   Synonym: 五月 (gogatsu) (see above)

3. Rhododendron indicum, a kind of azalea native to Japan (so named because it usually blooms in May)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as サツキ. When spelled in kanji, the azalea sense may be more often spelled as 皐月.

The term gogatsu is the most common term for the month of May in modern Japanese. The synonyms satsuki and sanaezuki are archaic and may be used in historical or poetic contexts.

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
五	月
い Grade: 1	つき Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [it͡sɨkʲi]

Proper noun

五(い)月(つき) • (Itsuki) 

1. a female given name

Korean

Hanja in this term
五	月

Noun

五月 • (owol) (hangeul 오월)

1. hanja form^? of 오월 (“the fifth month”)