臨月

See also: 临月

Chinese

		to face; to overlook; to arrive to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before	moon; month
trad. (臨月)		臨	月
simp. (临月)		临	月

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): línyuè

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄩㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lam⁴ jyut⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: línyuè → línyue (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄩㄝˋ → ㄌㄧㄣˊ ˙ㄩㄝ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: línyue̊
  - Wade–Giles: lin²-yüeh⁵
  - Yale: lín-ywe
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lin.yueh
  - Palladius: линьюэ (linʹjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lin³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/ → /lin³⁵ ɥɛ³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lam⁴ jyut⁶
  - Yale: làhm yuht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lam⁴ jyt⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lem⁴ yud⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐm²¹ jyːt̚²/

Verb

臨月

to be about to give birth; to be parturient; to be in labor

Synonyms

臨產／临产 (línchǎn)
臨盆／临盆 (línpén)
臨蓐／临蓐 (línrù)
(Hokkien) 坐盆
(Teochew) 落月

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): línyuè

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄩㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lam⁴ jyut⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: línyuè
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄩㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: línyuè
  - Wade–Giles: lin²-yüeh⁴
  - Yale: lín-ywè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linyueh
  - Palladius: линьюэ (linʹjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lin³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lam⁴ jyut⁶
  - Yale: làhm yuht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lam⁴ jyt⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lem⁴ yud⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐm²¹ jyːt̚²/

Noun

臨月

the month of pregnancy when childbirth is expected

Synonyms

(Hokkien) 順月／顺月

Japanese

Kanji in this term
臨	月
りん Grade: 6	げつ Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

臨(りん)月(げつ) • (ringetsu)

the month of pregnancy when childbirth is expected

Synonyms

産(う)み月(づき) (umizuki)