桂月
Chinese
osmanthus | moon month | ||
---|---|---|---|
simp. and trad. (桂月) |
桂 | 月 | |
anagram | 月桂 |
Etymology 1
From the blossoming of osmanthuses around this time of year
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Guèiyuè
- Wade–Giles: Kuei4-yüeh4
- Yale: Gwèi-ywè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Gueyyueh
- Palladius: Гуйюэ (Gujjue)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gwai3 jyut6
- Yale: gwai yuht
- Cantonese Pinyin: gwai3 jyt9
- Guangdong Romanization: guei3 yud6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷɐi̯³³ jyːt̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
(deprecated template usage) 桂月
Synonyms
See also
Etymology 2
From the mythological Chinese belief that the phases of the moon were caused by the presence of a rapidly blooming osmanthus tree or forest
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: guèiyuè
- Wade–Giles: kuei4-yüeh4
- Yale: gwèi-ywè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueyyueh
- Palladius: гуйюэ (gujjue)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gwai3 jyut6
- Yale: gwai yuht
- Cantonese Pinyin: gwai3 jyt9
- Guangdong Romanization: guei3 yud6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷɐi̯³³ jyːt̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+