良月

Chinese

		good	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)⁺
  - Pinyin: Liángyuè
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄩㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Liangyueh
  - IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑŋ³⁵ y̯œ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: loeng⁴ jyut⁶
  - Yale: lèuhng yuht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: loeng⁴ jyt⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lêng⁴ yud⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /lœ̽ːŋ²¹ jyːt̚²/

Proper noun

良月

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

Synonyms

露月, 孟冬, 霜華／霜华, 陽月／阳月

See also

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

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