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月支

月支

Chinese

		moon; month	(a measure word); to support; to sustain (a measure word); to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money
simp. and trad. (月支)		月	支

Proper noun

月支

the Yuezhi

Synonyms

月氏 (yuèzhī)

See also

大月支 (dàyuèzhī)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yuèzhī

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄓ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut⁶ zi¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: yuèzhī
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄓ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehjy
  - IPA ^(key): /y̯œ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    月支
    月氏
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyut⁶ zi¹
  - Yale: yuht jī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyt⁹ dzi¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jyːt̚² t͡siː⁵⁵/