小月

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

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• 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

1. “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

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

Verb

小月

1. (colloquial, euphemistic) to have a miscarriage