月亮

Chinese

moon; month light; bright
trad. (月亮) 月 亮
simp. #(月亮) 月 亮
anagram 亮月
月亮

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



Rime
Character 月 亮
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 疑 (31) 來 (37)
Final (韻) 月 (68) 陽 (105)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 魚厥切 力讓切
Baxter ngjwot ljangH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ŋʉɐt̚/ /lɨɐŋH/
Pan
Wuyun
/ŋʷiɐt̚/ /liɐŋH/
Shao
Rongfen
/ŋiuɐt̚/ /liɑŋH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ŋuat̚/ /lɨaŋH/
Li
Rong
/ŋiuɐt̚/ /liaŋH/
Wang
Li
/ŋĭwɐt̚/ /lĭaŋH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ŋi̯wɐt̚/ /li̯aŋH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
yuè liàng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jyut6 loeng6

Noun

月亮

  1. moon
  2. (tarot) the Moon

Synonyms

  • (moon):

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Wutunhua: yailiang
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