良月

Chinese

		good; very; very much	moon; month
simp. and trad. (良月)		良	月

Etymology

Round numbers were auspicious in ancient China, so the tenth month was thought to be good.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Liángyuè

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄩㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): loeng⁴ jyut⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Liángyuè
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄩㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Liángyuè
  - Wade–Giles: Liang²-yüeh⁴
  - Yale: Lyáng-ywè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Liangyueh
  - Palladius: Лянъюэ (Ljanʺjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑŋ³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: loeng⁴ jyut⁶
  - Yale: lèuhng yuht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: loeng⁴ jyt⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lêng⁴ yud⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lœːŋ²¹ jyːt̚²/

Proper noun

良月

(archaic) The tenth month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

Synonyms

露月 (Lùyuè), 亥月 (Hàiyuè), 孟冬, 霜華／霜华, 陽月／阳月 (Yángyuè)

See also

Month of the Year: 良月 (Liángyuè)
- Previous: 菊月 (Júyuè)
- Next: 冬月 (Dōngyuè)