水月

Chinese

		water; river	moon; month
simp. and trad. (水月)		水	月
anagram		月水

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shuǐyuè

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi² jyut⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐyuè
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuěiyuè
  - Wade–Giles: shui³-yüeh⁴
  - Yale: shwěi-ywè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeiyueh
  - Palladius: шуйюэ (šujjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi² jyut⁶
  - Yale: séui yuht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey² jyt⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu² yud⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³⁵ jyːt̚²/

Noun

水月

(literary) water and the Moon
(literary) the Moon reflected in water (as a symbol of purity, or illusion)

Derived terms

水月寺 (Shuǐyuèsì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
水	月
すい Grade: 1	げつ Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

水(すい)月(げつ) • (suigetsu)

water and the Moon
the Moon reflected in water