月經

See also: 月経 and 月经

Chinese

		moon; month	classics; sacred book; pass through classics; sacred book; pass through; to undergo; scripture
trad. (月經)		月	經
simp. (月经)		月	经

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuèjīng

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut⁶ ging¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngie̍t-kîn / ngia̍t-kîn
Jin (Wiktionary): yeh^4-3 jing¹
Eastern Min (BUC): nguŏk-gĭng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ge̍h-keng / ge̍rh-keng / goe̍h-keng

(Teochew, Peng'im): ghuêh⁸ gêng¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸yuq-cin; ⁸yoq-cin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yuèjīng → yuèjing (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄥ → ㄩㄝˋ ˙ㄐㄧㄥ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuèji̊ng
  - Wade–Giles: yüeh⁴-ching⁵
  - Yale: ywè-jing
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yueh.jing
  - Palladius: юэцзин (jueczin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/ → /ɥɛ⁵¹ d͡ʑ̥iŋ¹/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    月經 / 月经
    樂經 / 乐经
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyut⁶ ging¹
  - Yale: yuht gīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyt⁹ ging¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yud⁶ ging¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːt̚² kɪŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngie̍t-kîn
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngied gin^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngiad⁶ gin¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯et̚⁵ kin²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngia̍t-kîn
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngiad gin^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngiad⁶ gin¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯at̚⁵ kin²⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: yeh^4-3 jing¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /yəʔ²⁻⁴⁵ t͡ɕiŋ¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: nguŏk-gĭng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋuoʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ kiŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ge̍h-keng
  - Tâi-lô: ge̍h-king
  - Phofsit Daibuun: geqkefng
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ge̍rh-keng
  - Tâi-lô: ge̍rh-king
  - Sinological IPA (Lukang): /ɡə(ʔ)³⁵⁻² kiɪŋ³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kiɪŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Penang, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goe̍h-keng
  - Tâi-lô: gue̍h-king
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goeqkefng
  - Sinological IPA (Singapore): /ɡue(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ keŋ⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Tainan): /ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Penang): /ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻³ keŋ³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ghuêh⁸ gêng¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: gue̍h keng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɡueʔ⁴⁻² keŋ³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁸yuq-cin; ⁸yoq-cin
  - MiniDict: yuih^入 cin; yoh^入 cin
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵hhyq-jin; ⁵hhioq-jin
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦyɪʔ¹¹ t͡ɕin²³/, /ɦioʔ¹¹ t͡ɕin²³/

Noun

月經

menstruation; period
月經晚來／月经晚来 ― yuèjīng wǎnlái ― late period

月經規律／月经规律 ― yuèjīng guīlǜ ― menstrual regularity; regular period

你什麼時候來月經？ [MSC, trad.]
你什么时候来月经？ [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ shénme shíhou lái yuèjīng? [Pinyin]
When did you have your period?

我的月經遲遲不來。 [MSC, trad.]
我的月经迟迟不来。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ de yuèjīng chíchí bùlái. [Pinyin]
My period is late.
menses (blood and other matter discharged during menstruation)

Synonyms

(menstruation):

Dialectal synonyms of 月經 (“menstruation; period”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		月經, 月信, 月事, 潮信 euphemistic
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	月經, 例假, 哈兒足 Hui
	Taiwan	月經, 月事, 好朋友, 大姨媽
	Singapore	月經, 大姨媽
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	月經, 例假
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	經脈兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	月經, 身上
	Xining	例假
	Yanqi	哈兒足 Hui
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	哈兒足 Hui
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	好事
	Dagudi (Maliba)	月經, 姊妹
	Reshuitang (Longling)	大姨媽
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	月經, 大姨媽
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	月經
Cantonese	Guangzhou	大姨媽, 姑婆, 例假
Cantonese	Hong Kong	月經, 大姨媽, M
Gan	Lichuan	身上
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	月期
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	月期
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	月期
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	月期
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	月期
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	月期
Jin	Taiyuan	月經
Southern Min	Xiamen	月經
	Quanzhou	月經
	Zhangzhou	月經
	Kaohsiung	月經
	Yilan	月經
	Changhua (Lukang)	月經
	Taichung	月事
	Taichung (Wuqi)	月經
	Tainan	mè-sù, 月經, 驚儂個
	Taitung	月經
	Hsinchu	月經
	Penghu (Magong)	月經
	Singapore (Hokkien)	月經
	Manila (Hokkien)	月經
	Jieyang	老馬
Wu	Shanghai	月經, 經水 dated, 老朋友, 老鬼三, 大姨媽
Wu	Ningbo	大尿, 月家

Derived terms

月經不調 / 月经不调 (yuèjīng bùtiáo)
月經帶 / 月经带 (yuèjīngdài)
月經期 / 月经期 (yuèjīngqī)
月經貧困 / 月经贫困 (yuèjīng pínkùn)
月經週期 / 月经周期 (yuèjīng zhōuqī)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (月經):

→ Japanese: 月(げっ)経(けい) (gekkei)
→ Korean: 월경(月經) (wolgyeong)

Others:

→ Malay: datang bulan (calque)
→ Vietnamese: kinh nguyệt (calque)

Adjective

月經

(neologism, slang, attributive, figurative) which comes up periodically, every now and then; periodic; regular; platitudinous
月經帖／月经帖 ― yuèjīng tiě ― posts that come up every now and then

月經新聞／月经新闻 ― yuèjīng xīnwén ― news stories that come up every so often

Japanese

Kanji in this term
月	經
げつ > げっ Grade: 1	けい Hyōgai
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 月經 – see the following entry.

【月経げっけい】

[noun] menstruation

(This term, 月經, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
月	經

Noun

月經 • (wolgyeong) (hangeul 월경)

hanja form^? of 월경 (“menstruation; menses”)