月白

Chinese

		moon; month	white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
simp. and trad. (月白)		月	白

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuèbái

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut⁶ baak⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): goe̍h-pe̍h / ge̍h-pe̍h
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸yuq-baq; ⁸yoq-baq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yuèbái
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuèbái
  - Wade–Giles: yüeh⁴-pai²
  - Yale: ywè-bái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehbair
  - Palladius: юэбай (juebaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵¹ paɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyut⁶ baak⁶
  - Yale: yuht baahk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyt⁹ baak⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yud⁶ bag⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːt̚² paːk̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goe̍h-pe̍h
  - Tâi-lô: gue̍h-pe̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goeqpeh
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ peʔ⁴/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ge̍h-pe̍h
  - Tâi-lô: ge̍h-pe̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: geqpeh
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ peʔ⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁸yuq-baq; ⁸yoq-baq
  - MiniDict: yuih^入 bah; yoh^入 bah
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵hhyq-baq; ⁵hhioq-baq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦyɪʔ¹¹ baʔ²³/, /ɦioʔ¹¹ baʔ²³/

Adjective

月白

(literary) the moon is bright and clear
(Wu) moon color (as white as the moon)

Derived terms

月白風清 / 月白风清 (yuèbái fēngqīng)

Noun

月白

(Cantonese, anatomy) lunula; pale area at the base of the nail

Synonyms

(Nanjing Mandarin) 指甲白
(Hokkien) 掌甲眉