荷月

Chinese

		lotus(es)	month
trad. (荷月)		荷	月
simp. #(荷月)		荷	月

Etymology

Refers to the blooming of lotuses during the sixth month.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Héyuè

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ ㄩㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho⁴ jyut⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Héyuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Héyuè
    • Wade–Giles: Ho²-yüeh⁴
    • Yale: Hé-ywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Heryueh
    • Palladius: Хэюэ (Xɛjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho⁴ jyut⁶
    • Yale: hòh yuht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho⁴ jyt⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho⁴ yud⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː²¹ jyːt̚²/

Proper noun

荷月

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

Synonyms

• 未月 (Wèiyuè), 玉繩／玉绳, 且月, 伏月, 季夏 (jìxià), 焦月, 署月, 精陽／精阳, 溽暑 (rùshǔ), 季暑

See also

• Month of the Year: 荷月 (Héyuè)
  • Previous: 榴月 (Liúyuè)
  • Next: 蘭月／兰月 (Lányuè)