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桂月

桂月

Chinese

		osmanthus	moon month
simp. and trad. (桂月)		桂	月
anagram		月桂

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Guìyuè

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai³ jyut⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Guìyuè
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Gueyyueh
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ y̯œ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwai³ jyut⁶
  - Yale: gwai yuht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwai³ jyt⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯³³ jyːt̚²/

Proper noun

桂月

(archaic) The eighth month of the Chinese lunar year.

Synonyms

瑩月／莹月, 虹月, 吟秋, 鴉月／鸦月, 壯月／壮月, 仲秋, 中秋 (zhōngqiū)

See also

Month of the Year: 桂月
- Previous: 蘭月／兰月 (Lányuè)
- Next: 菊月 (Júyuè)

Etymology 2

From the mythological Chinese belief that the phases of the moon were caused by the presence of a rapidly blooming osmanthus tree or forest

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): guìyuè

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai³ jyut⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: guìyuè
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueyyueh
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ y̯œ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwai³ jyut⁶
  - Yale: gwai yuht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwai³ jyt⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯³³ jyːt̚²/

Noun

桂月

(literary) Synonym of 月: the moon.