彌月

Chinese

		full; to fill	moon; month
trad. (彌月)		彌	月
simp. (弥月)		弥	月

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): míyuè

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧˊ ㄩㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): nei⁴ jyut^6-2, mei⁴ jyut^6-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: míyuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˊ ㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: míyuè
    • Wade–Giles: mi²-yüeh⁴
    • Yale: mí-ywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miyueh
    • Palladius: миюэ (mijue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: nei⁴ jyut^6-2, mei⁴ jyut^6-2
    • Yale: nèih yút, mèih yút
    • Cantonese Pinyin: nei⁴ jyt^9-2, mei⁴ jyt^9-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: néi⁴ yud^6-2, méi⁴ yud^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nei̯²¹ jyːt̚²⁻³⁵/, /mei̯²¹ jyːt̚²⁻³⁵/

Verb

彌月

1. (of a baby) to turn one month old
2. (literary) to complete one month
3. (literary, of a foetus) to complete the months of gestation

   • 彌月不遲、是生后稷、降之百福。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     弥月不迟、是生后稷、降之百福。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Míyuè bù chí, shì shēng Hòujì, jiàng zhī bǎi fú. [Pinyin]

     Immediately, when her months were fulfilled, she gave birth to Houji; on him were conferred all blessings.

Synonyms

• (to turn one month old): 滿月／满月 (mǎnyuè)

Derived terms

• 彌月酒／弥月酒 (míyuèjiǔ)