月經

See also: 月経 and 月经

Chinese

		moon; month	classics; sacred book; pass through classics; sacred book; pass through; to undergo; scripture
trad. (月經)		月	經
simp. (月经)		月	经

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuèjīng

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut⁶ ging¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngie̍t-kîn / ngia̍t-kîn
Min Dong (BUC): nguŏk-gĭng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): ge̍h-keng / ge̍rh-keng / goe̍h-keng

(Teochew, Peng'im): ghuêh⁸ gêng¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: yuèjīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehjing
  - IPA ^(key): /y̯œ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    月經／月经
    樂經／乐经
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyut⁶ ging¹
  - Yale: yuht gīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyt⁹ ging¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yud⁶ ging¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jyːt̚² kɪŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngie̍t-kîn
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngied gin´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngiad⁶ gin¹
  - IPA: /ɲi̯et̚⁵ kin²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngia̍t-kîn
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngiad gin´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngiad⁶ gin¹
  - IPA: /ɲi̯at̚⁵ kin²⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: nguŏk-gĭng
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋuoʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ kiŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ge̍h-keng
  - Tâi-lô: ge̍h-king
  - Phofsit Daibuun: geqkefng
  - IPA (Taipei): /ge(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ge(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ge̍rh-keng
  - Tâi-lô: ge̍rh-king
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gə(ʔ)²⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goe̍h-keng
  - Tâi-lô: gue̍h-king
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goeqkefng
  - IPA (Penang): /gue(ʔ)⁴⁻³ keŋ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ghuêh⁸ gêng¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: gue̍h keng
  - IPA ^(key): /ɡueʔ⁴⁻² keŋ³³/

Noun

月經

menstruation; period
你甚麼時候來月經？ [MSC, trad.]
你什么时候来月经？ [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ shènmeshíhou lái yuèjīng? [Pinyin]
When did you have your period?
menses (blood and other matter discharged during menstruation)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 月經 (“menstruation; period”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		月經, 月信, 月事
Mandarin	Beijing	月經, 例假
	Taiwan	月經, 好朋友, 大姨媽
	Jinan	月經, 例假
	Muping	經脈兒
	Wanrong	月經, 身上
	Wuhan	好事
Cantonese	Guangzhou	大姨媽
Cantonese	Hong Kong	月經, 大姨媽, M
Gan	Lichuan	身上
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	月期
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	月期
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	月期
	Dongshi (Dabu)	月期
	Hsinchu (Raoping)	月期
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	月期
Jin	Taiyuan	月經
Min Nan	Xiamen	月經
	Quanzhou	月經
	Zhangzhou	月經
	Tainan	mè-sù, 月經
	Lukang	月經
Wu	Shanghai	月經, 老朋友, 老鬼三, 大姨媽
	Wenzhou	身上來
	Ningbo	大尿, 月家

Derived terms

月經週期／月经周期 (yuèjīng zhōuqī)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (月經):

→ Japanese: 月 (げっ)経 (けい) (gekkei)
→ Korean: 월경 (月經, wolgyeong)

Others:

→ Vietnamese: kinh nguyệt (calque)

Adjective

月經

(neologism, slang, attributive) which comes up periodically, every now and then; periodic; regular
月經帖 / 月经帖 ― yuèjīng tiě ― posts that come up every now and then

月經新聞 / 月经新闻 ― yuèjīng xīnwén ― news stories that come up every so often

Japanese

Kanji in this term
月	經
げつ > げっ Grade: 1	けい Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Noun

月經 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 月経, hiragana げっけい, rōmaji gekkei)

Kyūjitai form of 月経 (“menstruation”)

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