Chinese

Proper noun

元月

1. (literary) Synonym of 一月: January
2. (archaic) The first of the twelve months of the Chinese lunar year.

Synonyms

• 正月 (zhēngyuè), 端月, 初月, 嘉月, 開歲／开岁, 新正, 隅月, 孟月, 始春, 元春, 陬月

See also

• Month of the Year: 元月, 正月 (zhēngyuè)
  • Previous: 臘月／腊月 (Làyuè)
  • Next: 杏月 (Xìngyuè)