小月

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	moon; month
simp. and trad. (小月)		小	月

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎoyuè

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² jyut⁶
Min Nan (POJ): sió-goe̍h / sió-ge̍h

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiǎoyuè
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauyueh
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ y̯œ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² jyut⁶
  - Yale: síu yuht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² jyt⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu² yud⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ jyːt̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sió-goe̍h
  - Tâi-lô: sió-gue̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioy'goeh
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ gueʔ⁴/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sió-ge̍h
  - Tâi-lô: sió-ge̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioy'geh
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ geʔ⁴/

Noun

小月

“small or short month”, particularly:
1. (Chinese calendar) 29-day month, traditionally determined by observation
2. (Gregorian calendar) 30-day month: April, June, September, November
3. (Taiwan, slang) month in the off-season

Synonyms

(Min Nan) 月細／月细

Coordinate terms

(all senses): 大月 (dàyuè)
(Gregorian calendar): 二月 (èryuè)

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎoyue

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄩㄝ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiǎoyue
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄩㄝ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheau.iue
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴ y̯œ⁴/

Verb

小月

(colloquial, euphemistic) to have a miscarriage

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