月半

Chinese

moon; month
half; semi-; incomplete
half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
 
simp. and trad.
(月半)
anagram 半月

Pronunciation


Noun

月半

  1. the fifteenth day of a lunar month
    月半小夜曲 [Literary Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    jyut6 bun3 siu2 je6 kuk1 [Jyutping]
    "Half-Moon Serenade"
    1. (Hubei, specifically) Lantern Festival (fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar year)

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (月半):
  • Korean: 월반(月半) (wolban)

References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “月半”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 247.