良月

Chinese

		good; very; very much	moon; month
simp. and trad. (良月)		良	月

Etymology

Round numbers were auspicious in ancient China, so the tenth month was thought to be good.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Liángyuè

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄩㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): loeng⁴ jyut⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Liángyuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Liángyuè
    • Wade–Giles: Liang²-yüeh⁴
    • Yale: Lyáng-ywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Liangyueh
    • Palladius: Лянъюэ (Ljanʺjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑŋ³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: loeng⁴ jyut⁶
    • Yale: lèuhng yuht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loeng⁴ jyt⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lêng⁴ yud⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lœːŋ²¹ jyːt̚²/

Proper noun

良月

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

Synonyms

• 露月 (Lùyuè), 亥月 (Hàiyuè), 孟冬, 霜華／霜华, 陽月／阳月 (Yángyuè)

See also

• Month of the Year: 良月 (Liángyuè)
  • Previous: 菊月 (Júyuè)
  • Next: 冬月 (Dōngyuè)