月牙
Chinese
| moon; month | tooth; ivory | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (月牙) | 月 | 牙 | |
| simp. #(月牙) | 月 | 牙 | |
| alternative forms | 月芽 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yuèyá
- Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄧㄚˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yuèyá
- Wade–Giles: yüeh4-ya2
- Yale: ywè-yá
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehya
- Palladius: юэя (jueja)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɥɛ⁵¹ jä³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yuèyár
- Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄧㄚˊㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yuèyár
- Wade–Giles: yüeh4-ya2-ʼrh
- Yale: ywè-yár
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehyal
- Palladius: юэяр (juejar)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɥɛ⁵¹ jɑɻ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyut6 ngaa4
- Yale: yuht ngàh
- Cantonese Pinyin: jyt9 ngaa4
- Guangdong Romanization: yud6 nga4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyːt̚² ŋaː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
月牙
Synonyms
- (crescent moon):
Dialectal synonyms of 月牙 (“crescent moon”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 月牙 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 月牙兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 月牙兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 月牙兒 |
| Xuzhou | 月牙牙, 月牙兒牙兒 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 月牙子 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 月明牙 |
| Xinzhou | 月牙牙 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 眉毛月 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 月眉仔, 月痕仔 |
| Quanzhou | 月眉仔, 月痕仔 | |
| Jinjiang | 月眉 | |
| Zhangzhou | 月眉仔, 月痕仔, 月眉意 | |
| Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 月眉 | |
| Tainan | 月眉, 月痕仔 GT, 月眉意 GT | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 月眉仔, 月痕仔 | |
| Jieyang | 月痕 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 月牙牙 |
| Hangzhou | 月牙頭 | |
- (lunula): 甲半月 (jiábànyuè), 半月痕 (bànyuèhén), 健康圈; (Nanjing Mandarin) 指甲白; (Cantonese) 月白; (Hokkien) 掌甲眉