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月亮

月亮

Chinese

moon; month light; bright
simp. and trad.
(月亮) 		月 亮

Noun

月亮

  1. moon

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 月亮 (“moon”)
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 月
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 月亮
Mandarin Beijing 月亮
Jinan 月亮
Xi'an 月亮、月亮爺
Wuhan 月亮
Chengdu 月亮
Yangzhou 亮月子
Hefei 月亮
Cantonese Guangzhou 月光、月亮、月
Hong Kong 月亮、月光、月
Taishan 月
Yangjiang 月亮
Gan Nanchang 月光
Hakka Meixian 月光
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 月光、月華
Liudui (S. Sixian) 月光、月華
Hsinchu (Hailu) 月光、月華
Dongshi (Dabu) 月光、月華
Zhuolan (Raoping) 月光、月華
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 月光、月娘
Jin Taiyuan 月明、月明爺、月亮、月亮爺
Min Bei Jian'ou 月、月二奶
Min Dong Fuzhou 月
Min Nan Xiamen 月娘、月
Taipei 月娘
Kaohsiung 月娘
Tainan 月娘
Taichung 月娘
Yilan 月亮、月娘
Lukang 月娘
Sanxia 月娘
Kinmen 月娘
Magong 月娘
Hsinchu 月娘
Malaysia 月娘、月
Chaozhou 月、月娘
Wu Suzhou 月亮
Wenzhou 月光、月光佛
Xiang Changsha 月亮
Shuangfeng 月光

Etymology

First recorded in a poem by Li Yi (Tang Dynasty). Compare the dialectal forms for "moon": 月明 (“moon-bright”), 月光 (“moon-light”).

Pronunciation

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