月桂冠

Chinese

		bay laurel; sweet osmanthus on the Moon	to head; hat; crown to head; hat; crown; crest; cap
simp. and trad. (月桂冠)		月桂	冠

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuèguìguān

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut⁶ gwai³ gun¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yuèguìguān
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuèguèiguan
  - Wade–Giles: yüeh⁴-kuei⁴-kuan¹
  - Yale: ywè-gwèi-gwān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehgueyguan
  - Palladius: юэгуйгуань (juegujguanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyut⁶ gwai³ gun¹
  - Yale: yuht gwai gūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyt⁹ gwai³ gun¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yud⁶ guei³ gun¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːt̚² kʷɐi̯³³ kuːn⁵⁵/

Noun

月桂冠

laurel wreath; laurel crown

Japanese

Kanji in this term
月	桂	冠
げつ > げっ Grade: 1	けい Jinmeiyō	かん Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

From 月桂(げっけい) (gekkei) + 冠(かん) (kan). 月桂 is an abbreviation for 月桂樹, a bay laurel tree.

Noun

月(げっ)桂(けい)冠(かん) • (gekkeikan)

a crown made from the leaves of a bay laurel tree; a laurel crown

See also

王冠(おうかん) (ōkan)
桂冠(けいかん) (keikan)