巳月

Chinese

		6th earthly branch; 9–11 a.m.	moon; month
simp. and trad. (巳月)		巳	月

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Sìyuè

(Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄩㄝˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Sìyuè
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄩㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Sìhyuè
  - Wade–Giles: Ssŭ⁴-yüeh⁴
  - Yale: Sz̀-ywè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Syhyueh
  - Palladius: Сыюэ (Syjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/

Proper noun

巳月

(archaic) The fourth month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

Synonyms

梅月 (Méiyuè), 麥月／麦月, 清和 (Qīnghé), 初夏 (chūxià), 桐夏, 余月, 孟夏 (Mèngxià), 純月／纯月

See also

Month of the Year: 巳月 (Sìyuè)
- Previous: 辰月 (Chényuè)
- Next: 午月 (Wǔyuè)