榴月

Chinese

		pomegranate	month
simp. and trad. (榴月)		榴	月

Etymology

Refers to the blossoming of pomegranates during the fifth month.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Liúyuè

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lau⁴ jyut⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Liúyuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Lióuyuè
    • Wade–Giles: Liu²-yüeh⁴
    • Yale: Lyóu-ywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Liouyueh
    • Palladius: Лююэ (Ljujue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lau⁴ jyut⁶
    • Yale: làuh yuht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lau⁴ jyt⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: leo⁴ yud⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐu̯²¹ jyːt̚²/

Proper noun

榴月

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

Synonyms

• 午月 (Wǔyuè), 蒲月, 仲夏 (zhòngxià), 飄香／飘香, 皋月, 郁月

See also

• Month of the Year: 榴月 (Liúyuè)
  • Previous: 梅月 (Méiyuè)
  • Next: 荷月 (Héyuè)