桂月

桂月

Chinese

		osmanthus	moon month
simp. and trad. (桂月)		桂	月
anagram		月桂

Etymology 1

From the blossoming of osmanthuses around this time of year

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Guìyuè

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai³ jyut⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: Guìyuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Gueyyueh
    • IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ y̯œ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwai³ jyut⁶
    • Yale: gwai yuht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwai³ jyt⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: guei³ yud⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯³³ jyːt̚²/

Proper noun

桂月

1. (archaic) The eighth month of the Chinese lunar year.

Synonyms

• 瑩月／莹月, 虹月, 吟秋, 鴉月／鸦月, 壯月／壮月, 仲秋, 中秋 (zhōngqiū)

See also

• Month of the Year: 桂月 (Guìyuè)
  • Previous: 蘭月／兰月 (Lányuè)
  • Next: 菊月 (Júyuè)

Etymology 2

From the mythological Chinese belief that the phases of the moon were caused by the presence of a rapidly blooming osmanthus tree or forest

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guìyuè

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai³ jyut⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: guìyuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueyyueh
    • IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ y̯œ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwai³ jyut⁶
    • Yale: gwai yuht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwai³ jyt⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: guei³ yud⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯³³ jyːt̚²/

Noun

桂月

1. (literary) moon