水月

水月

Chinese

		water; river	moon; month
simp. and trad. (水月)		水	月

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuǐyuè

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi² jyut⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐyuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuěiyuè
    • Wade–Giles: shui³-yüeh⁴
    • Yale: shwěi-ywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeiyueh
    • Palladius: шуйюэ (šujjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂweɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɥɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: seoi² jyut⁶
    • Yale: séui yuht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soey² jyt⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêu² yud⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³⁵ jyːt̚²/

Noun

水月

1. (literary) water and the Moon
2. (literary) the Moon reflected in water (as a symbol of purity, or illusion)

Derived terms

水月寺 (Shuǐyuèsì)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
水	月
すい Grade: 1	げつ Grade: 1
on’yomi

Noun

水(すい)月(げつ) • (suigetsu) 

1. water and the Moon
2. the Moon reflected in water