梅月

Chinese

		plum flower	moon; month
simp. and trad. (梅月)		梅	月

Etymology

Refers to the rainy season 梅雨 (méiyǔ), which usually occurs during the fourth month.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Méiyuè

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˊ ㄩㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mui⁴ jyut⁶
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): mei² ye⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Méiyuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˊ ㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Méiyuè
    • Wade–Giles: Mei²-yüeh⁴
    • Yale: Méi-ywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Meiyueh
    • Palladius: Мэйюэ (Mɛjjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mui⁴ jyut⁶
    • Yale: mùih yuht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mui⁴ jyt⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mui⁴ yud⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /muːi̯²¹ jyːt̚²/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: mei² ye⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /me̞i̯¹³ y̯e̞²⁴/

Proper noun

梅月

1. (archaic) The fourth month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

Synonyms

• 巳月 (Sìyuè), 麥月／麦月, 清和 (Qīnghé), 初夏 (chūxià), 桐夏, 余月, 孟夏 (Mèngxià), 純月／纯月

See also

• Month of the Year: 梅月 (Méiyuè)
  • Previous: 桃月 (Táoyuè)
  • Next: 榴月 (Liúyuè)