月裡向

Chinese

		moon; month	inside; within; in inside; within; in; lining of clothing	direction; part; side direction; part; side; towards; to; guide; opposite to
trad. (月裡向/月裏向)		月	裡/裏	向
simp. (月里向)		月	里	向

Pronunciation

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸yuq-li-shian; ⁸yoq-li-shian

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• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁸yuq-li-shian; ⁸yoq-li-shian
    • MiniDict: yuih^入 li shian; yoh^入 li shian
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵hhyq-li-xian; ⁵hhioq-li-xian
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦyɪʔ¹¹ li²² ɕiã²³/, /ɦioʔ¹¹ li²² ɕiã²³/

Noun

月裡向

1. (Wu) the month following childbirth, during which the mother goes through the traditional Chinese form of postpartum recovery, sometimes referred to in English as confinement or lying-in; puerperium

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 月子 (“postpartum confinement”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		月子
Northeastern Mandarin	Singapore	月子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	月子窠兒, 月子窠兒裡
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	月子
	Xuzhou	月窩兒, 月子窩兒, 月地兒, 月子地兒
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	月子裡
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	月裡
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	月子底下
Gan	Nanchang	月子裡
Jin	Taiyuan	月子
	Xinzhou	月子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	月裡
Southern Min	Xiamen	月內
	Quanzhou	月內
	Jinjiang	月內
	Zhangzhou	月內
	Tainan	月內 GT
	Penang (Hokkien)	月內
	Singapore (Hokkien)	月內
	Manila (Hokkien)	月內
	Leizhou	月內
	Haikou	月內
Puxian Min	Putian	月內
	Xianyou	月內
Wu	Shanghai	月子裡, 月裡向, 舍姆裡
	Danyang	月子裡
	Wenzhou	月裡
Note	GT - General Taiwanese