Citations:月

Chinese citations of 月 (yuè)

Noun: “moon”

• 彼月而食，則維其常。此日而食，于何不臧？ [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
  彼月而食，则维其常。此日而食，于何不臧？ [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

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

  Bǐ yuè ér shí, zé wéi qí cháng. Cǐ rì ér shí, yú hé bù zāng? [Pinyin]

  For the moon to be eclipsed,
  Is but an ordinary matter.
  Now that the sun has been eclipsed,
  How bad it is!
  

Noun: “moonlight”

• 落月滿屋梁，猶疑照顏色。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  落月满屋梁，犹疑照颜色。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

  From: 759, 杜甫 (Du Fu) 《夢李白二首》 (Dream of Li Bai)

  Luò yuè mǎn wū liáng, yóu yí zhào yánsè. [Pinyin]

  Descending moonlight fills my room to the beams;
  I wonder still if it is showing the color of your face.

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Japanese citations of 月

Noun: “the moon”

• 905–914, Kokin Wakashū (book 3, poem 166, also Hyakunin Isshu, poem 36)

  夏(なつ)の夜(よ)はまだよひながらあけぬるを雲(くも)のいづこに月(つき)やどるらむ

  natsu no yo wa mada yoi nagara akenuru o kumo no izuko ni tsuki yadoruran

  On this summer night, when twillight has so quickly become the dawn, where is the moon at rest among the clouds?

• 938, Minamoto no Shitagō, Wamyō Ruijushō, volume 1:

  月　造天地經云：「佛令吉祥菩薩造月。」

  Moon - according to the Scripture on the Creation of Heaven and Earth: the Buddha commanded the bodhisattva of prosperity to create the moon.

Noun: “moonlight, moonbeam”

• c. 1001–1014, Murasaki Shikibu, Genji Monogatari (Akashi)

  娘(むすめ)住(す)ませたる方(かた)は、心(こころ)ことに磨(みが)きて、月(つき)入(い)れたる槇(まき)の戸(と)口(ぐち)、けしきばかり押(お)し開(あ)けたり。

  Musume sumasetaru kata wa, kokoro koto ni migakite, tsuki iretaru maki no toguchi, keshiki bakari oshiaketari.

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Old Japanese citations of 月

Noun: “the moon”

• c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 1, poem 8:
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  熟田津爾船乗世武登月待者潮毛可奈比沼今者許藝乞菜

  Niki₁ta-tu ni punano₂ri semu to₂ tuki₂ mateba sipo mo kanapi₁nu ima pa ko₂gi₁idena

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• c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 14, poem 3395:
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  乎豆久波乃禰呂爾都久多思安比太欲波佐波太奈利努乎萬多禰天武可聞

  wo-Tukupa no₂ nero₂ ni tuku tasi api₁dayo₁ pa sapadanari no₁ wo mata netemu ka mo

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• c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 15, poem 3683:
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  伎美乎於毛比安我古非萬久波安良多麻乃多都追奇其等爾與久流日毛安良自

  ki₁mi₁ wo omopi₁ aga ko₁pi₂maku pa aratama no₂ tatu tuki₂ go₂to₂ ni yo₂kuru pi₁ mo arazi

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Noun: “a month”

• c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 20, poem 4413:
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  麻久良多之己志爾等里波伎麻可奈之伎西呂我馬伎己無都久乃之良奈久

  makuratasi ko₂si ni to₂ripaki₁ ma-kanasiki₁ sero₂ ga meki₁ko₂mu tuku no₂ siranaku

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Noun: “a menstrual cycle, menstruation”

• 711–712, Kojiki, (poem 27):

  比佐迦多能阿米能迦具夜麻斗迦麻迩佐和多流久毘比波煩曾多和夜賀比那袁麻迦牟登波阿禮波須禮杼佐泥牟登波阿禮波意母閇杼那賀祁勢流意須比能須蘇爾都紀多知邇祁理

  pi₁sakata no₂ Ame₂ no₂ Kaguyama to₁kama ni sawataru kubi₁ pi₁paboso₂ tawayagapi₁na wo makamu to₂ pa are pa suredo₂ sanemu to₂ pa are pa omo₂pedo₂ na ga ke₁seru osupi₁ no₂ suso₁ ni tuki₂ tatinike₁ri

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