元月
Chinese
primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty) | moon; month | ||
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simp. and trad. (元月) | 元 | 月 |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
元月
- (literary) Synonym of 一月 (yīyuè, “January”).
- (archaic) The first of the twelve months of the Chinese lunar year.
Synonyms
- 正月 (zhēngyuè), 端月 (duānyuè), 初月, 嘉月, 開歲/开岁, 新正 (xīnzhēng), 隅月, 孟月 (mèngyuè), 始春, 元春, 陬月
See also
- Month of the Year: 元月 (Yuányuè), 正月 (zhēngyuè)
- Previous: 臘月/腊月 (Làyuè)
- Next: 杏月 (Xìngyuè)