月桂
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Chinese
| moon; month | Cinnamomum cassia; Guangxi Autonomous Region (abbrev.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (月桂) |
月 | 桂 | |
| anagram | 桂月 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yuèguèi
- Wade–Giles: yüeh4-kuei4
- Yale: ywè-gwèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehguey
- Palladius: юэгуй (jueguj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: jyut6 gwai3
- Yale: yuht gwai
- Cantonese Pinyin: jyt9 gwai3
- Guangdong Romanization: yud6 guei3
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyːt̚² kʷɐi̯³³/
- Homophones:
月季
月桂
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Noun
月桂
- bay laurel (Laurus nobilis)
- (literary, Chinese mythology) sweet osmanthus on the Moon
- (literary, figurative) the Moon; moonlight
- (literary, figurative, historical) passing the imperial examination and winning a title
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 月 | 桂 |
| げつ > げっ Grade: 1 |
けい Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi | |
Noun
- (Chinese mythology) the laurel tree that grows on the moon
- (subsequently) the moon
- (by extension) moonlight
- Clipping of 月桂樹 (gekkeiju, “laurel, Laurus nobilis”).
- 1922, 芥川龍之介 [Ryūnosuke Akutagawa], 神神の微笑 [The Gods' Smile]:
Derived terms
- 月桂冠 (gekkeikan, “laurel wreath”)